Protonym: Myrmecina hirsuta
Authorship Gu & Chen, 2025d: 420, fig. 39
Forms w.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality CHINA (Zhejiang)
Etymology The specific epithet “hirsuta” is a Latin adjective meaning “hairy” or “bristly”, referring to the remarkably dense pilosity covering the body of this species, particularly notable on the dorsum of the head, mesosoma, and gaster. The name highlights one of the most distinctive diagnostic traits of this taxon compared to congeners.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Zhejiang, Qiandaohu, 30.0319°N, 119.4152°E, 550 m, secondary forest, leaf litter, 4.vii.2018 (Yuhao Zhao). Primary type depository: GXNU. Primary type specimen: GXNU179961.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 4 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype worker China: Zhejiang, Qiandaohu, 30.0319°N, 119.4152°E, 550 m, secondary forest, leaf litter, 10.vii.2017 (Yuhao Zhao); 1 paratype worker Qiandaohu, 30.0319°N, 119.4152°E, 550 m, secondary forest, leaf litter, 18.vii.2017 (Yuhao Zhao); 1 paratype worker Qiandaohu, 30.0319°N, 119.4152°E, 550 m, secondary forest, leaf litter, 3.viii.2017 (Yuhao Zhao); 1 paratype worker Qiandaohu, 30.0319°N, 119.4152°E, 550 m, secondary forest, leaf litter, 4.vii.2018 (Yuhao Zhao). Secondary type depositories: GXNU, IZCAS. Secondary type specimens: GXNU179962, GXNU179963, GXNU179964, GXNU179965.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Myrmecina hirsuta Species Valid Original combination