Paratopula oculata (Smith, 1857)

Material examined. Dealate queen, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, SB 2, 1°26’47.7”N, 103°43’49.9”E, 24-31 Oct 2012, J. Puniamoorthy et al. leg., malaise trap, Reg. 29544, ZRC _ BDP0016446 .

Material not physically examined. One female specimen (queen) in BMNH – identified by Bolton (1988).

Literature. Bolton (1988).

Localities. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Habitat/Ecology. A single queen was found in a malaise trap sample from mangroves.

Remarks. Queens and males of this species can be distinguished from other congeners by the presence of long, acutely-pointed, curved fine hairs projecting from the tibiae, also similar long and fine curved standing hairs on entire body dorsum, including the head (Bolton 1988).