Authorship |
Chen et al., 2025:
120, fig. 9
|
Forms |
w. |
Bioregion |
Palearctic |
Locality |
CHINA (Sichuan) |
Etymology |
The new species is named in honor of Dr. Zhenghui Xu from Southwest Forestry University, China, recognizing his exceptional contributions to the study of the ant fauna in China. |
Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Sichuan Province, Jiangyan City, Shiqiao Town, Majiagou, nesting in the soil of primary broadleaf forests, using a small hoe to randomly dig the soil for collection, 2019.iv.12 (Wei Tang). Primary type depository: GXNU. Primary type specimen: No. GXNU 1940096. |
Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 7 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: GXNU, IZCAS, SWFU. |