Strumigenys mazu (Terayama, Lin & Wu, 1996) - First recorded in Hong Kong in 2000 (Bolton 2000).

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 : 24-25

Strumigenys mazu (Terayama, Lin & Wu, 1996) - First recorded in Hong Kong in 2000 (Bolton 2000).

Smithistruma mazu Terayama Lin and Wu 1996: 337, figs 26, 27, 30, 31 (w.) TAIWAN. Indomalaya.

Pyramica mazu (Terayama, Lin & Wu, 1996). Combination in Pyramica : Bolton 1999: 1673.

Strumigenys mazu (Terayama, Lin & Wu, 1996). Combination in Strumigenys : Baroni Urbani and De Andrade 2007: 123.

Material examined.

HONG KONG: Sha Tin District, Tai Po Kau, 22.42007N, 114.1829E, 02.07.2015, 291 m, T. Tsang, Winkler, IBBL; Tsuen Wan District, Tai Lam Country Park, 22.38109N, 114.05511E, 8.XI.2017, 254 m, R. Cheung / M. Pierce, ANTWEB1016463, Winkler, IBBL.

Geographic range.

China (Guangxi), Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan.

Ecology.

This is an uncommon species in Hong Kong where it is known only from a few locations (Fig. 10). This species occurs in secondary forests at elevations ranging from 262 to 291 m. It apparently forms small monogynous colonies of about 20 individuals ( Masuko 2009b).