| Authorship |
Griebenow et al., 2025:
116, figs. 11-13
|
| Forms |
w.q.l. |
| Bioregion |
Indomalaya |
| Locality |
VIETNAM |
| Etymology |
From the Vietnamese ‟rồng”, meaning “dragon”. The Vietnamese conception of a dragon is tubular and sinuous, with short legs, and often golden coloration. This habitus recalls the Leptanillinae, and particularly the deep yellow color of Protanilla rong. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, and therefore invariant. |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Vietnam: Ninh Binh, Cuc Phuong National Park, 350 m NW of park headquarters, 20.253° N, 105.217° E ± 200 m, 145 ± 5 m a.s.l., 1-2 cm within macrotermitine mound, 10.viii.2022 (A. Richter). Primary type depository: IEBR. Primary type specimen: CASENT0842870. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 7 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: IEBR. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0842862, CASENT0842871 to CASENT0842874, CASENT0842876, CASENT0842877, CASENT0745747 (q.). |
