Smicromyrme triguttatus Mickel, 1933

Williams, Kevin A., Lelej, Arkady S., Okayasu, Juriya, Borkent, Christopher J., Malee, Rufeah, Thoawan, Kodeeyah & Thaochan, Narit, 2019, The female velvet ants (aka modkhong) of southern Thailand (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), with a key to the genera of southeast Asia, Zootaxa 4602 (1), pp. 1-69 : 29

15d. Smicromyrme triguttatus Mickel, 1933

( Figs 107–110 )

Smicromyrme triguttata Mickel, 1933b: 421 , ♀

Smicromyrme triguttata latisquamula Chen, 1957: 209 , ♀. Synonymized by Okayasu (2018): 481.

Diagnosis. FEMALE. This species the mesosoma longer than broad; the scutellar scale distinct and surrounded by scattered tubercles; the T2 disc with three spots, the lateral spots disposed posterior to the medial spot; the T2 apex with a white to golden medially expanded band; T3 with the setae entirely white to golden; T4–5 with the setae mostly black; and the pygidium elongate ovate with moderately-spaced striae and the apex smooth. Body length 4–5.5 mm. MALE. Unknown.

Material examined (9 ♀). THAILAND: Chiang Mai: Road 1013, km 34, 1.VI.1999, C.W. and L.B. O’Brien (1♀ CASC) ; Omkoi District, Dry dipterocarp forest, 17°50′49.9″N 98°22′33.0″, 950–1010 m alt.: 24.IX.2016, R. Mizuno (1♀ EUM) ; 20.VI.2017, R. Mizuno (1♀ EUM); Kanchanaburi, Thong Pha Phum, Vimarndin farm stay, 14.655 o N 98.521 o E, 200 m, 17–20.V.2018, MKT (6♀ CSCA).

Distribution. China (Fujian, Jiangxi, Taiwan), Laos, Thailand * (Chiang Mai, Kanchanaburi), and Vietnam (North).

Remarks. Okayasu (2018) synonymized the subspecies S. t. latisquamula Chen, 1957 with the nominotypical form.

Figures

FIGURES 107–114. Mutillinae: Smicromyrmini females VI. 107–110. Smicromyrme triguttatus. 111–114. S. thaochani, sp. nov.; 107, 111. Habitus, dorsal view; 108, 112. Habitus, lateral view; 109, 113. T6; 110, 114. Face view.