Protonym: Temnothorax qiufen
Authorship Qian & Xu, 2024: 50, fig. 33
Forms w.
Bioregion Palearctic
Locality CHINA (Sichuan, Qinghai)
Etymology The specific epithet refers to ‘qiufen’, one of the 24 Solar Terms of China.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Sichuan Province, Ganzi County, Gonglong Town, Dingdalong Village, 31.696508° N, 99.781661° E, 3480 m a.s.l., 20.viii.2018, foraging on the ground in Betula albosinensis forest (Zhong-Ping Xiong). Primary type depository: SWFU. Primary type specimen: SWFU A18-972.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paratype worker. Secondary type locality: China: Qinghai Province, Yushu County, Jiegu Town, Barong, 32.913275° N, 97.038922° E, 3815 m a.s.l., 18.viii.2018, ground sample from alpine shrubland (Zheng-Hui Xu). Secondary type depository: SWFU. Secondary type specimen: SWFU A18-478.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Temnothorax qiufen Species Valid Original combination