Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890

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 emmae Emery, 1890 Figure 6

Epitritus emmae Emery, 1890: 70, pl. 8, fig. 6 (w.) Antilles. Neotropics.

Quadristruma emmae (Emery, 1890). Combination in Quadristruma : Brown 1949: 48.

Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890). Combination in Strumigenys : Bolton 1999: 1674.

Geographic distribution.

Native: Australia. Introduced : Widespread, Afrotropical, Malagasy, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oceanian, Oriental, Panamanian, Saharo-Arabian realms, see antmaps.org for a global account ( Janicki et al. 2016; Guénard et al. 2017). Within China, found in Hong Kong and Macao.

Comments.

Originally from Australia, S. emmae is now a widespread exotic species. Although the exact date at which this species was introduced in the region is unknown, it is known from Hong Kong since the 1990s (Fellowes 1999), and was more recently recorded from Macao ( Leong et al. 2017).

Material examined.

Macao SAR, China • 3 Workers; Macao, Coloane Island, Caesars Golf Macau, 22.1351°N, 113.5611°E, ca. 10 m, 25 June 2019, MAC_S19_LLSA_Sp.1, F. Brassard leg., Winkler; IBBL. • 2 Workers; Macao, Coloane Island, Cotai Ecological Zone II; 22.1418°N, 113.5519°E, ca. 0 m; 26 June 2019; F. Brassard leg.; Winkler; MAC_S20_LLSA_Sp.6; IBBL • 3 Workers; Macao, Coloane Island, Cotai Ecological Zone II; 22.1418°N, 113.5519°E, ca. 0 m; 26 June 2019; F. Brassard leg.; Winkler; MAC_S20_LLSP_Sp.7; IBBL. • 1 Worker; Macao, Taipa Island, Siu Tam Hill; 22.1608°N, 113.5466°E, ca. 80 m; 15 Aug. 2018; C.M. Leong leg.; CML-FW-15viii2018; IBBL. • 1 Worker; Macao, Macao Peninsula, Guia Hill; 22.1983°N, 113.5511°E, ca. 60 m; 18 Aug. 2018; C.M. Leong leg.; IBBL. • 1 Queen; Macao, Coloane Island, Caesars Golf Macau; 22.1351°N, 113.5611°E, ca. 10 m; 25 June 2019; F. Brassard leg.; Winkler; MAC_S19_LLSA_Sp.1; IBBL]. • 1 Queen; Macao, Taipa Island, Siu Tam Hill; 22.1608°N, 113.5466°E, ca. 80 m; 26 Aug. 2016; C.M. Leong leg.; IBBL.

Figures

Figure 6. Strumigenys emmae in full-face, profile and dorsal view A-C worker (MAC _ S 20 _ LLSP _ Sp. 7) D-F queen (MAC _ S 19 _ LLSA _ Sp. 1).