Strumigenys canina (Brown & Boisvert, 1979) - First recorded in Hong Kong in 1994 (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 : 4-6

Strumigenys canina (Brown & Boisvert, 1979) - First recorded in Hong Kong in 1994 (Fellowes 1996)

Pentastruma canina Brown and Boisvert 1979: 203, figs 2-4 (w.q.m.) JAPAN. Palearctic.

Pyramica canina (Brown & Boisvert, 1979). Combination in Pyramica : Bolton 1999: 1673.

Strumigenys canina (Brown & Boisvert, 1979). Combination in Strumigenys : Baroni Urbani and De Andrade 2007: 116.

Material examined.

HONG KONG: Central & Western District, LFS Plot 3D, 22.278318N, 114.137804E, 04.01.2016, G. Yong, Winkler, IBBL; Central & West ern District, Lung Fu Shan, 22.2783N, 114.138017E, 24.04.2015, R.H. Lee, pitfall trap, IBBL; Central & Western District, Lung Fu Shan, 22.278986N, 114.13717E, 18.11.2014, 211 m, M. Wong, Winkler, 4 Corners, IBBL; Central & Western District, Lung Fu Shan, 22.2790333N, 114.1366202E, 30.12.2015, G. Yong, Winkler, IBBL; Central & Western District, Lung Fu Shan, 22.279201N, 114.137209E, 12.09.2018, B. Guénard, hand collection, IBBL; Central & Western District, Lung Fu Shan, 22.28039N, 114.137830E, 25.11.2014, 295 m, M. Wong, Winkler, 12 Random, IBBL; Central & Western District, The Peak, 22.276038N, 114.141995E, 17.08.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Central & Western District, The Peak, 22.2767N, 114.1423E, 17.08.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; North District, A Ma Wat, 22.5191N, 114.2441E, 19.12.2016, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; North District, H.W. Hang, 22.52819N, 114.2006E, 14.06.2015, 29 m, T. Tsang, Winkler, IBBL; North District, Lai Chi Wo, 22.527N, 114.258E, 08.05.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; North District, Sheung Wo Hang, 22.522305N, 114.197237E, 16.06.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Kam Shan Country Park, 22.3562N, 114.15167E, 18.10.2017, R. Cheung, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Kam Shan Country Park, 22.37089N, 114.14839E, 18.10.2017, R. Cheung, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Lion Rock, 22.357002N, 114.175047E, 13.07.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Lion Rock, 22.357002N, 114.175047E, 15.08.2017, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Lion Rock, 22.35805N, 114.176995E, 13.07.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Lion Rock, 22.360915N, 114.180028E, 13.07.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Mau Ping Wood, 22.3844N, 114.241E, 20.10.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve, 22.4281N, 114.1808E, 24.02.2016, B. Guénard, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve, 22.4285N, 114.1808E, 22.02.2017, B. Guénard, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Tai Po Kau, 22.41678N, 114.1878E, 03.07.2015, 317 m, T. Tsang, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Tai Po Kau, 22.41841N, 114.1779E, 12.07.2015, 295 m, T. Tsang, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Tai Po Kau, 22.422858N, 114.180827E, 14.07.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Tai Po Kau, 22.42706N, 114.179996E, 14.07.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Kadoorie Centre, 22.4291N, 114.11491E, 08.09.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Kadoorie Centre, 22.4297N, 114.1143E, 08.09.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, 22.43076N, 114.1215E, 04.07.2011, 335 m, P. Ward, sifted litter, IBBL; Tai Po District, KFBG, 22.4302N, 114.1192E, 14.09.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Pak Sha O, 22.44743N, 114.3082E, 17.10.2017, R. Cheung / M. Pierce, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Sha Lo Tong, 22.47708333N, 114.18195E, 28.05.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Sha Lo Tong, 22.4817666N, 114.182833E, 28.05.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Sha Shan, 22.449N, 114.145E, 03.11.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Tai Om, 22.44171N, 114.13518E, 28.02.2018, B. Guénard, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Tai Om, 22.44184N, 114.134571E, 28.02.2018, B. Guénard, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Tai Om, 22.4419N, 114.133533E, 05.10.2016, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Tai Om, 22.44214N, 114.13533E, 28.02.2018, B. Guénard, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Tai To Yan, 22.4538N, 114.11937E, 07.08.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tsuen Wan District, Lin Fa Shan, 22.3956N, 114.0885E, 15.07.2016, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; 41; Tsuen Wan District, Shing Mun, 22.397083N, 114.1539166E, 14.05.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tsuen Wan District, Shing Mun, 22.39755N, 114.15385E, 14.05.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tsuen Wan District, Shing Mun, 22.39845N, 114.1628E, 24.08.2015, 367 m, T. Tsang, Winkler, IBBL; Tuen Mun District, Castle Peak, 22.390117N, 113.955767E, 30.06.2015, R.H. Lee, pitfall trap, IBBL; Yuen Long District, Ng Tung Chai, 22.429589N, 114.131276405085E, 01.11.2016, R.H. Lee, pitfall trap, IBBL; Yuen Long District, Ng Tung Chai, 22.429589N, 114.131276405085E, 01.11.2016, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL.

Ecology.

One of the most common species of Strumigenys in Hong Kong (Fig. 2), collected in a variety of habitats including trees along roadsides, shrubland, tree plantation ( Lophostemon confertus Wilson & Waterh.), bamboo forest, secondary forest and Feng Shui woods. Known elevation range in Hong Kong from 29 to 474 m. In a Winkler sample collected on October 8th, 2018, 149 workers, 3 queens, 1 larva of a gyne, 24 alate gynes, and 1 male were collected altogether, potentially belonging to the same colony.