A new species and new record of the cryptobiotic ant genus Ponera Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Hong Kong

By

Pierce, Mac
Leong, Chi-Man
Guénard, Benoit

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

867

Pages

9-21

Subjects

Asia , Biodiversity , Description , ponerinae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.867.36139

 

Abstract

Despite its small size, Hong Kong hosts a surprising level of ant diversity. Through faunal studies on arthropods conducted in Hong Kong over recent years, a new record and species of the genus Ponera have been discovered, which are introduced here. Poneraguangxiensis Zhou, 2001 is reported for the first time from Hong Kong, and Poneratudigongsp. nov. is here described as a new species, easily distinguishable from other Ponera species and unique within the genus for its four mandibular teeth.