First confirmed record of the ant genus Myrmecina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Malay Peninsula: description of a new species and a key to Myrmecina species from Sundaland

By

Wong, Mark K. L.
Guénard, Benoit

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

50

Pages

129-140

Subjects

leaf litter , Malay Peninsula , Myrmecina , Singapore , Southeast Asia

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/JHR.50.8652

 

Abstract

We present the first confirmed record of the little known and uncommon ant genus Myrmecina for the Malay Peninsula. Myrmecina magnificens sp. n., a new species displaying unique anteriorly pointing propodeal spines, is described from specimens of the worker caste collected in a selectively logged primary rainforest in Singapore. We also provide the first key to Myrmecina species of the Sundaland region.