Protonym: Myrmecina pierceae
Authorship Liu, 2022: 160, fig. 5
Forms w.
Bioregion Indomalaya
Locality CHINA (Yunnan)
Etymology The new species is dedicated to Prof. Naomi Pierce and her contributions to entomology and myrmecology.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Yunnan, Gaoligong Shan Mountains, Tiantan Shan, 25.40230N, 98.71899E, 2180 m, mountain forest, leaf litter, 5.vii.2019 (C. Liu & G. Fischer). Primary type depository: ISAS. Primary type specimen: MCZ-ENT00759962.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 3 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: CAS, ISAS, MCZ. Secondary type specimens: MCZ-ENT00759959, MCZ-ENT00759960, MCZ-ENT00759961.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Myrmecina pierceae Species Valid Original combination