| Etymology |
The specific epithet “flavipeda” is a Latin compound adjective meaning “yellow-footed” (flavus, yellow + pes/pedis, foot), referring to the species’ distinctive reddish-brown to yellowish legs, which is one of the key diagnostic traits that contrasts with the predominantly dark appendages of other congeners, and the etymology merely defines a category of characters. |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Guangxi, Maoershan, 25.9153°N, 110.4661°E, 1550 m, secondary forest, leaf litter, 12.vii.2020 (Chunxuan Luo). Primary type depository: GXNU. Primary type specimen: GXNU20002732. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 14 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type localities: 4 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen with same data as holotype; 2 paratype workers China: Guangdong, Huangzhushan, 24.6990°N, 114.1809°E, 497 m, secondary forest, soil, 25.vii.2022 (Benan Zhang); 5 paratype workers China: Guangxi, Maoershan, 25.9153°N, 110.4472°E, 1700 m, secondary forest, leaf litter, 12.viii.2020 (Danni Chen); 3 paratype workers China: Guangdong, Tianjingshan, 24.6791°N, 112.9868°E, 653 m, secondary forest, soil, 19.viii.2023 (Yanping Wu). Secondary type depositories: GXNU, IZCAS. Secondary type specimens: GXNU2201299, GXNU20003038, GXNU2302412. |
