Protonym: Temnothorax xia
Authorship Qian & Xu, 2024: 54, fig. 35
Forms w.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality CHINA (Yunnan)
Etymology The specific epithet refers to ‘Xia’, one of the four seasons.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Yunnan Province, Anning County, Yiliujie Town, Monande Village, 24.543797° N, 102.336396° E, 2000 m a.s.l., 17.vii.1991, foraging on the ground in conifer-broadleaf mixed forest (Zheng-Hui Xu). Primary type depository: SWFU. Primary type specimen: SWFU A91-353.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 5 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype; 1 paratype worker Yunnan Province, Chuxiong City, Xishelu Town, Chahe Village, 24.613659° N, 101.058721° E, 2000 m a.s.l., 9.iii.2003, ground sample from semi-moist evergreen broadleaf forest (Wen-Chuan Xu); 2 paratype workers Yunnan Province, Xinping County, Zhelong Town, Dazhuqing Village, 24.312610° N, 101.374036° E, 1750 m a.s.l., 14.iii.2003, ground sample from semi-moist evergreen broadleaf forest (Zong-Hui He); 1 paratype worker Xinping County, Zhelong Town, Dazhuqing Village, 24.312610° N, 101.374036° E, 1750 m a.s.l., 14.iii.2003, ground sample from semi-moist evergreen broadleaf forest (Zong-Hui He). Secondary type depository: SWFU. Secondary type specimens: SWFU A91-353, SWFU A2440, SWFU A2780, SWFU A2786.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Temnothorax xia Species Valid Original combination