| Authorship |
Mohseni, 2023:
490, figs. 1, 2
|
| Forms |
w. |
| Bioregion |
Palearctic |
| Locality |
IRAN |
| Etymology |
The species name gypsophila (gypsum loving) is a combination of Latin nouns in 317 the nominative case used in apposition (Noun stem + feminine adjectival suffix in the nominative) and 318 refers to the nesting preference in gypsum soil. |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Iran: Qom Province, Gypsum Mine (34.239765° N, 50.595631° E), 1584 m, 2.v.2022 (M. R. Mohseni). Primary type depository: HMIM. Primary type specimen: CASENT0001714. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 20 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 5 paratype workers with same data as holotype; 5 paratype workers Iran: Qom Province, Gypsum Mine (34.242046° N, 50.597275° E), 1586 m, 2.v.2022 (M. R. Mohseni); 10 paratype workers Iran: Qom Province, Gypsum Mine (34.242491° N, 50.597865° E), 1587 m, 3.v.2022 (M. R. Mohseni). Secondary type depositories: HMIM, MRMC, OUMNH. |
