Protonym: Amblyopone awa
Authorship Xu & Chu, 2012: 1192, figs. 51-56
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality CHINA (Yunnan)
Etymology The new species is named after an intimate call “Awa” of the minority nationality “Wa” people who commonly live in the area of the holotype locality.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Yunnan Prov., Cangyuan County, Banlao Town, Huguang Village, 1720 m., 17.iii.2011, No. A11-855, soil sample, monsoon evergreen broadleaf forest (Y. Hao). Primary type depository: SFCY.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 5 paratype workers, 2 paratype queens. Secondary type locality: 1 paratype worker, 1 paratype queen with same data as holotype, 1 paratype worker Yunnan Prov., Cangyuan County, Banhong Town, Nanban Village, 1250 m., 17.iii.2011, No. A11-927 (Y. Hao), 1 paratype worker Yunnan Prov., Ximeng County, Lisuo Town, Nankang Village, 740 m., 22.iii.2011, No. A11-1671 (L. Zhang), 2 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen Tibet, Linzhi County, Lulang Town, Zhaqu Village, 2380 m., 25.ix.2007, No. A07-432 (X. Liu). Secondary type depository: SFCY.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Amblyopone awa Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Stigmatomma awa (Xu & Chu, 2012)
 Original combination
Stigmatomma awa Species Valid