Protonym: Proceratium shanyii
Authorship Gu et al., 2025: 31, fig. 28
Forms w.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality CHINA (Guangxi)
Etymology The specific epithet shanyii is a Latinized genitive form honoring the late Professor Zhou Shanyi (周善义), the esteemed Chinese myrmecologist who made significant contributions to the study of Formicidae in China.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Guangxi, Huaping village, 25.2930° N, 110.1659° E, 160 m, 28.vii.2020 (Zhilin Chen). Primary type depository: GXNU. Primary type specimen: GXNU20001224.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 3 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: GXNU.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Proceratium shanyii Species Valid Original combination