| Authorship |
Zhuang et al., 2022:
2, figs. 1, 2
|
| Forms |
aq. |
| Locality |
MYANMAR (Burmese (Kachin) Amber, Cretaceous) |
| Etymology |
The species name is an allusion to shoe-shaped gold ingot (元宝), an ancient Chinese gold medium for exchanging expensive goods, in reference to the outline of the head, which clearly resembles the shape of gold ingot. |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype alate queen. Primary type locality: in amber from northern Myanmar, Kachin State, Hukawng Valley; upper Albian-lower Cenomanian (ca. 98.79 ± 0.62 Ma). Primary type depository: YKLP. Primary type specimen: YKLP-AMB-001. |
