Nylanderia kraepelini (Forel, 1905)

Material examined. Dairy Farm Nature Park, 1.36385, 103.77731, 15 Oct 2021, W.N. Lam leg., ZRC _ ENT00057794 ; MacRitchie Reservoir Park, 12-27 Oct 2021, same collector as previous, ZRC _ ENT00057796-57797 , ZRC _ ENT00057800-57802; Pulau Ubin, 1.41984, 103.93272, 17 Nov 2021, same collector as previous, ZRC _ ENT00057795 ; workers and alate queen, Upper Peirce Reservoir Park, 11-27 Oct 2021, same collector as previous, ZRC _ ENT00057793, ZRC _ ENT00057798- 57799, ZRC _ ENT00057803-57804 .

Material not physically examined. Unknown.

Literature. None. New record.

Localities. Dairy Farm; MacRitchie Reservoir; Pulau Ubin; Upper Peirce Reservoir.

Habitat/Ecology. This species was collected from leaf litter in primary and/or old or mature secondary dryland forests, and swamp forest. Individuals were often numerous when found.

Remarks. Nylanderia kraepelini can be distinguished from other congeners by: 1) its relative small size (i.e., 1.3 – 1.4 mm), 2) microreticulate head and gaster - in contrast with a smooth and shining mesosoma, 3) relatively small eye — roughly 6-8 ommatidia along its maximum diameter in profile.