Pristomyrmex punctatus (Smith, 1860)

Material examined. Bukit Batok East Avenue 6, 1.34304, 103.76235, 1 Sep 2016, G.W. Yong leg., ZRC _HM_0001704; Bukit Batok East, 1.34218, 103.76316, Aug-Sep 2016, G.W. Yong et al. leg., ZRC _ ENT00047915-47916 ; Upper Thomson Road, 2 Oct 2016, G.W. Yong leg., ZRC _ ENT00000981 .

Material not physically examined. In Wang (2003) but specimen repositories not specified – locality and collection date unavailable, H. Overbeck coll.

Literature. Viehmeyer (1916), Overbeck (1924) [both as ‘ Prystomyrmex (sic) pungens]. Wang (2003).

Localities. Bukit Batok East; Bukit Timah Road; Upper Thomson Road.

Habitat/Ecology. This species is associated mostly with young secondary forests in Singapore, including abandoned plantation secondary forest, and has also been found in gardens. These ants are known to frequently occur in open and disturbed habitats, and were usually found nesting in soil, leaf litter, or rotting wood.