Synopsis of the ant genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 from China (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae), with description of eleven new species

Gu, Zhuojian; Zhang, Chen; Du, Congcong; Chen, Zhilin

doi:10.3897/dez.72.162491

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Article: Synopsis of the ant genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 from China (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae), with description of eleven new species

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Synopsis of the ant genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 from China (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae), with description of eleven new species

By

Gu, Zhuojian
Zhang, Chen
Du, Congcong
Chen, Zhilin

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Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-20

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Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift

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Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

395--448

Subjects

China , Crematogastrini , new species , taxonomy

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Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

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Berlin Nicolai'sche Verlags-Buchandlung 1881-

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.72.162491

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The ant genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 is a morphologically diverse group with a distribution spanning the Holarctic, Southeast Asia, and northeastern Australia, and comprising 106 described species worldwide. China represents a biodiversity hotspot for this genus, yet only 17 species were previously recognized. Here, we present a comprehensive morphological analysis of Chinese specimens, recognizing 28 valid species, including 11 new to science: Myrmecina carinolateralis Gu & Chen, sp. nov. , M. flavipeda Gu & Chen, sp. nov. , M. globicephala Gu & Chen, sp. nov. , M. hirsuta Gu & Chen, sp. nov. , M. jiachengi Gu & Chen, sp. nov. , M. laevidorsa Gu & Chen, sp. nov. , M. planiclypea Gu & Chen, sp. nov. , M. rugosodorsum Gu & Chen, sp. nov. , M. shanyii Gu & Chen, sp. nov. , M. shixui Gu & Chen, sp. nov. and M. subuncinata Gu & Chen, sp. nov. In addition, we provide an updated illustrated key to all Chinese Myrmecina species.