Strumigenys heteropha Bolton, 2000

Tang, Kit Lam & Guénard, Benoit, 2023, Further additions to the knowledge of Strumigenys (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) within South East Asia, with the descriptions of 20 new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 907, pp. 1-144 : 63-64

Strumigenys heteropha Bolton, 2000

Fig. 21A–C ; Table 2

Strumigenys heteropha Bolton, 2000: 758 (w.) CHINA. Palearctic.

Material examined

MAINLAND CHINA – Hainan Province • 5 workers; Bawangling, BWLP3; 19.088238° N, 109.196806° E; 30 Jun. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL • 1 worker; Bawangling, BWLS13; 19.116989° N, 109.127111° E; 10 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 12 random; IBBL • 3 workers; Bawangling, BWLS2; 19.091928° N, 109.183894° E; 6 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 12 random; IBBL • 2 workers; Bawangling, BWLS5; 19.100364° N, 109.178352° E; 7 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL • 3 workers; same collection data as for preceding; Winkler, 12 random; IBBL • 6 workers; Bawangling, BWLS7; 19.106426° N, 109.176035° E; 7 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL • 2 workers; Bawangling, BWLS8; 19.085592° N, 109.191281° E; 9 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL • 2 workers; same collection data as for preceding; Winkler, 12 random; IBBL • 2 workers; Bawangling, BWLS9; 19.089728° N, 109.191270° E; 9 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 12 random; IBBL • 1 worker; Jianfengling, JFLFW2; 19.115° N, 109.159° E; 26 Dec. 2015; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL .

VIETNAM – Vĩnh Phúc Province • 1 worker; Tam Dao National Park ; 950 m a.s.l.; 5–12 Jun. 2010; L. Bartolozzi and S. Bambi leg.; MSNF LSF2894 (“ La Specola ” n Mag. 2894) .

Geographic range

Mainland China (Hainan, Hong Kong), Vietnam (Vĩnh Phúc).

New record for Hainan and Vietnam.

Ecology

Collected in primary forest, secondary forest and rubber plantations.

Comments

A widely-distributed species within Hong Kong, with its endemic status hypothesized to be the result of under-sampling in China rather than true endemism ( Tang et al. 2019). This is now confirmed by its record in Hainan. Its presence in surrounding provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi in China can likely be confirmed through further sampling efforts. The record in in northern Vietnam further extends its native range westward, indicated that it has a much wider range than what was previously known.

Figures

Fig. 21. New species records of Strumigenys Smith, 1860 from Hainan, mainland China in full-face, profile and dorsal views. A–C. Worker of S. heteropha Bolton, 2000 (HNA-01608). D–F. Worker of S. hexamera (Brown, 1958) (HNA-01556). G–I. Worker of S. hirsuta Tang et al., 2019 (HNA-01573).