Strumigenys minutula Terayama & Kubota, 1989

Tang, Kit Lam & Guénard, Benoit, 2023, Further additions to the knowledge of Strumigenys (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) within South East Asia, with the descriptions of 20 new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 907, pp. 1-144 : 92-93

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scientific name	Strumigenys minutula Terayama & Kubota, 1989
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Strumigenys minutula Terayama & Kubota, 1989 View in CoL

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Strumigenys minutula Terayama & Kubota, 1989: 782 View in CoL , figs 13–17 (w.q.) TAIWAN. Indomalaya.

Material examined

MAINLAND CHINA – Hainan Province • 2 workers; BM7; 19.194° N, 109.739° E; 23 Aug. 2015; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL GoogleMaps • 1 worker; Bawangling, BWLR1; 19.14464° N, 109.0424° E; 12 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL GoogleMaps • 5 workers; Bawangling, BWLR5; 19.12684° N, 109.06656° E; 13 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL GoogleMaps • 1 worker; Bawangling, BWLR7; 19.19498° N, 109.0201° E; 15 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL GoogleMaps • 5 workers; Bawangling, BWLR8; 19.19349° N, 109.02° E; 15 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL GoogleMaps • 1 worker; same collection data as for preceding; Winkler, 12 random; IBBL GoogleMaps • 8 workers; Bawangling, BWLS11; 19.11678° N, 109.14003° E; 10 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL GoogleMaps • 9 workers; same collection data as for preceding; Winkler, 12 random; IBBL GoogleMaps • 2 workers; Bawangling, BWLS12; 19.11796° N, 109.13055° E; 10 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 12 random; IBBL GoogleMaps • 1 worker; Bawangling, BWLS13; 19.11699° N, 109.12711° E; 10 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 12 random; IBBL GoogleMaps • 1 worker; Bawangling, BWLS2; 19.09193° N, 109.18389° E; 6 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 12 random; IBBL GoogleMaps • 2 workers; Jianfengling, JFLFW5; 18.697° N, 108.849° E; 4 Jan. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 12 random; IBBL GoogleMaps • 4 workers; same collection data as for preceding; IBBL GoogleMaps • 1 worker; Yinggeling, YGLK1; 19.03775° N, 109.39278° E; 29 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL GoogleMaps • 25 workers; Yinggeling, YGLK12; 19.08446° N, 109.50425° E; 2 Aug. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL GoogleMaps • 10 workers; same collection data as for preceding; Winkler, 12 random; IBBL GoogleMaps • 4 workers; Yinggeling, YGLK7; 19.09177° N, 109.53691° E; 1 Aug. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL GoogleMaps • 12 workers; Yinggeling, YGLK8; 19.09104° N, 109.53528° E; 1 Aug. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL GoogleMaps • 1 worker; Yinggeling, YGLK9; 19.09269° N, 109.53455° E; 1 Aug. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL GoogleMaps • 1 worker; same collection data as for preceding; Winkler, 12 random; IBBL GoogleMaps .

HONG KONG • 1 worker; Sha Tin District , Ma On Shan; 18 Oct. 1996; J. Fellowes leg.; HKBM . MACAU • 1 worker; Hac Sa , Coloane Island; 25 Jun. 1999; Sk. Yamane leg.; KUM .

Geographic range

Mainland China (Hainan, Hong Kong, Macau), Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Taiwan.

New record for Hainan.

Ecology

Collected in primary forest, secondary forest, rubber and agro-rubber plantations.

Comments

This species has previously only been recorded from the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Hong Kong and more recently in Macau ( Brassard et al. 2020). This disjunct geographical range was proposed as an indication of its presence in other parts of southeast China, including Hainan ( Tang et al. 2019). Hence, with more sampling efforts, it should be recorded in surrounding provinces such as Fujian and Guangdong.

References

Brassard F., Leong C. M., Chan H. H. & Guenard B. 2020. A new subterranean species and an updated checklist of Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Macao SAR, China, with a key to species of the Greater Bay Area. ZooKeys 970: 63 - 116. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 970.54958

Tang K. L., Pierce M. P. & Guenard B. 2019. Review of the genus Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Hong Kong with the description of three new species and the addition of five native and four introduced species records. ZooKeys 831: 1 - 48. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 831.31515

Terayama M. & Kubota S. 1989. The ant tribe Dacetini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Taiwan, with descriptions of three new species. Japanese Journal of Entomology 57: 778 - 792.

Figures

Fig. 30. New species records of Strumigenys Smith, 1860 in full-face, profile and dorsal views. A–C. Worker of S. membranifera Emery, 1869 from Vietnam (NN-S56-sp01). D–F. Worker of S. minutula Terayama & Kubota, 1989 from Hainan, mainland China (HNA-01641). G–I. Worker of S. mitis (Brown, 2000) from Hainan, mainland China (HNA-00275).