Gesomyrmex kalshoveni Wheeler, 1929

Liu, Cong, Guenard, Benoit, Garcia, Francisco Hita, Yamane, Seiki, Blanchard, Benjamin, Yang, Da-Rong & Economo, Evan, 2015, New records of ant species from Yunnan, China, ZooKeys 477, pp. 17-78 : 28-29

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Formicidae

Gesomyrmex kalshoveni Wheeler, 1929 Figure 12

Material examined.

CHINA, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna: XTBG (21.925° N, 101.270° E), Forest fragment, 08.vi.2013, 1 worker, 615m, Hand collection, B. Guénard, B. Blanchard and C. Liu .

Distribution.

Yunnan (new record), Malaysia and Indonesia (Figure 12 C). This new record represents an important extension in the northern range of the distribution of this species and the first occurrence of the genus Gesomyrmex from Yunnan province.

Taxonomic note.

There is no available key for this genus. The identification is based on the original description ( Wheeler 1929) and comparison with reference material from Borneo. Identification in Gesomyrmex is generally very difficult due to the high degree of worker polymorphism. However, our single specimen is a minor worker and fits the minor workers of Gesomyrmex kalshoveni very well.

Natural history.

Little is known about the bionomics of Gesomyrmex kalshoveni . It has been collected from a small branch of a tree on the side of road.