Strumigenys elegantula Terayama & Kubota, 1989

Brassard, Francois, Leong, Chi-Man, Chan, Hoi-Hou & Guenard, Benoit, 2020, A new subterranean species and an updated checklist of Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Macao SAR, China, with a key to species of the Greater Bay Area, ZooKeys 970, pp. 63-116 : 63

Strumigenys elegantula Terayama & Kubota, 1989 Figure 5

Smithistruma elegantula Terayama & Kubota, 1989: 788, figs 23-27 (w.q.) TAIWAN. Indomalaya

Pyramica elegantula (Terayama & Kubota, 1989). Combination in Pyramica : Bolton 1999: 1673.

Strumigenys elegantula (Terayama & Kubota, 1989). Combination in Strumigenys : Baroni Urbani and De Andrade 2007: 119.

Geographic distribution.

China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan), Thailand.

Comments.

This is a new species record for Macao. Originally described from Taiwan, this species is more widespread within continental Asia since it has also been recorded in Hong Kong, Macao, Guangdong, Guangxi (China) as well as in Thailand. In both Macao and Hong Kong ( Tang et al. 2019), this species is relatively common and is known from two and ten sites within these regions, respectively.

Material examined.

Macao SAR, China • 28 Workers; Macao, Coloane Island, Ka Ho; 22.1294°N, 113.5914°E, ca. 30 m; 20 Mar. 2019; F. Brassard leg.; Winkler; MAC_S04_LLSP_Sp.9; IBBL. • 1 Worker; Macao, Coloane Island, Ka Ho; 22.1294°N, 113.5914°E, ca. 30 m; 20 Mar. 2019; F. Brassard leg.; Winkler; MAC_S04_LLSA_Sp.1; IBBL. • 1 Worker; Macao, Coloane Island, Ka Ho Family Trail Peak; 22.1284°N, 113.5702°E, ca. 180 m; 16 May 2019; F. Brassard leg.; Winkler; MAC_S14_LLSP_Sp.1; IBBL. • 1 Worker; Macao, Coloane Island, Ka Ho Family Trail Peak; 22.1284°N, 113.5702°E, ca. 180 m; 16 May 2019; F. Brassard leg.; Winkler; MAC_S14_LLSA_Sp.3; IBBL. • 1 Worker; Macao, Coloane Island, Ka Ho Height Family trail peak near 1-09-03; 22.1284°N, 113.5702°E, ca. 140 m; 16 May 2019; F. Brassard leg.; Ground Bait; MAC_S14_B06_Sp.1; IBBL. • 1 Queen; Macao, Coloane Island, Ka Ho; 22.1294°N, 113.5914°E, ca. 30 m; 20 Mar. 2019; F. Brassard leg.; Winkler; MAC_S04_LLSP_Sp.9; IBBL.

Figures

Figure 5. Strumigenys elegantula in full-face, profile and dorsal view A-C worker (MAC _ S 04 _ LLSP _ sp. 9) D-F queen (MAC _ S 04 _ LLSP _ sp. 9).