Strumigenys elegantula (Terayama & Kubota, 1989) - First recorded in Hong Kong in 1993 (Fellowes 1996)

Tang, Kit Lam, Pierce, Mac P. & Guenard, Benoit, 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, pp. 1-48 : 6

Strumigenys elegantula (Terayama & Kubota, 1989) - First recorded in Hong Kong in 1993 (Fellowes 1996)

Smithistruma elegantula Terayama and Kubota 1989: 788, figs 23-27 (w.q.) TAIWAN. Indomalaya.

Pyramica elegantula (Terayama & Kubota, 1989). Combination in Pyramica : Bolton 1999: 1673.

Strumigenys elegantula (Terayama & Kubota, 1989). Combination in Strumigenys : Baroni Urbani and De Andrade 2007: 119.

Material examined.

HONG KONG: Islands District, Shek Pik, 22.2309N, 113.8861E, 18.08.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Islands District, Shek Pik, 22.233N, 113.888E, 18.08.2015, R.H. Lee, pitfall trap, IBBL; North District, Lai Chi Wo, 22.527N, 114.258E, 08.05.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Sha Lo Tong, 22.47708N, 114.18195E, 28.05.2015, R.H. Lee, pitfall trap, IBBL; Tai Po District, Tung Ping Chau, 22.5382N, 114.4365E, 02.10.2017, R. Cheung / B. Morgan, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Wu Kau Tang, 22.49645N, 114.2441E, 25.10.2015, 29 m, T. Tsang, Winkler, IBBL; Tsuen Wan District, Tai Lam Country Park, 22.38091N, 114.05324E, 08.11.2017, R. Cheung / M. Pierce, Winkler, IBBL; Tsuen Wan District, Tai Lam Country Park, 22.38109N, 114.05511E, 08.11.2017, R. Cheung / M. Pierce, Winkler, IBBL; Yuen Long District, Lok Ma Chau, 22.51192N, 114.06064E, 29.05.2018, 1 m, M. Wong, pitfall trap, IBBL; Yuen Long District, Lok Ma Chau, 22.51378N, 114.06301E, 29.05.2018, 1 m, M. Wong, pitfall trap, IBBL.

Ecology.

While this species is seldom collected in Hong Kong (Fig. 2), it was found across a wide range of areas and habitats including managed grasslands, trees along roadsides, shrubland, secondary forest, and Feng Shui woods. Known elevation range in Hong Kong is from 1 to 254 m.