| Authorship |
Gu & Chen, 2025i:
435, fig. 49
|
| Forms |
w. |
| Bioregion |
Indomalaya |
| Locality |
CHINA (Hainan) |
| Etymology |
The specific epithet is a genitive noun honoring Professor Shanyi Zhou, the renowned myrmecologist from Guangxi Normal University, for his significant contributions to Chinese ant taxonomy. The species name retains Professor Zhou’s personal name “Shanyi” in its pinyin romanization with Latin genitive suffix "-i". |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Hainan, Jianfengling, 18.7482°N, 108.8463°E, 895 m, secondary forest, leaf litter, 15.vii.2023 (Xiaoyun Liang). Primary type depository: GXNU. Primary type specimen: GXNU230741. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 10 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 6 paratype workers with same data as holotype; 4 paratype workers China: Hainan, Jianfengling, 18.7423°N, 108.8491°E, 926 m, secondary forest, leaf litter, 19.vi.2024 (Benan Zhang). Secondary type depositories: GXNU, IZCAS. Secondary type specimen: GXNU240512. |
