| Authorship |
Tang & Guénard, 2023:
105, fig. 36, tables 2, 6
|
| Forms |
w. |
| Bioregion |
Indomalaya |
| Locality |
VIETNAM |
| Etymology |
The species is named after mythological Vietnamese dragons (rồng) owing to its Vietnamese origin. The name was created by adding a suffix -i to the Vietnamese noun ‘rong’ for ease of pronunciation. |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Vietnam: Lào Cai Province, Sa Pa, Cổng trời (B), 2000 m, 26.iv.2002, mature forest, collection code SKYC Eg02-VN-098 (K. Eguchi). Primary type depository: LKCNHM. Primary type specimen: ANTWEB1010903. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 1 paratype worker. Secondary type locality: same data as holotype except Cổng trời (E); 2100-2200 m, 2.v.2002, collection code SKYC Eg02-VN-243. Secondary type depository: SKYC. Secondary type specimen: ANTWEB1010904. |
