Authorship |
Yamane & Mizuno, 2024:
10, figs. 4-6
|
Forms |
w.q.m. |
Bioregion |
Indomalaya |
Locality |
BORNEO (East Malaysia: Sabah) |
Etymology |
The specific epithet, yekzoeae, is composed of the family name (Yek) and nickname (Zoe) of Dr. Yek Sze Huei of the Institute of Tropical Biology and Conservation, Malaysia Sabah University, to whom we are much indebted for her help in the field work. |
Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: East Malaysia: Borneo, Sabah, Papar, Hutan Lipur, Kawang FR, 15.xi.2023, SB23-SKY-04 (Sk. Yamane). Primary type depository: ITBC. Primary type specimen: 24SKYRM-10. |
Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 2 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen, 2 paratype males. Secondary type locality: same data as holotype but SB23-SKY-04 & RM772 (Sk. Yamane, R. Mizuno). Secondary type depositories: ITBC, SKYC. Secondary type specimens: 24SKYRM-11 to 24SKYRM-15. |