| Authorship |
Akbar et al., 2021:
405, figs. 2-6
|
| Forms |
w. |
| Bioregion |
Indomalaya |
| Locality |
INDIA (Kerala) |
| Etymology |
The species epithet honours the late Professor Christian Peeters and is a masculine genitive noun. The name ‘Peeters’ is derived from the Greek root word Petrus (‘rock’ or ‘stone’) which also appropriately symbolises the foundational stature of Prof. Christian Peeters’ work in the study of ants. |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: India: Kerala, Silent Valley National Park, 11.0939N, 76.4462E, 900 m., 25.ix.2011, Winkler extraction (S.A. Akbar). Primary type depository: PUAC. Primary type specimen: PUAC5001. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 6 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: PUAC. Secondary type specimens: PUAC5002 to PUAC5007. |
