Genus Megalothorax Willem

194. Megalothorax cf. minimus Willem, 1900 and Megalothorax gr. minimus *

Name in source. Meganthrax minimus in Takeda (1981) (misspelling), Megalothorax n.sp. in Deharveng & Bedos (1993b); considered as a species group in Deharveng et al. (1989) and in Bedos (1994). Source: Takeda (1981), Deharveng (1986), Deharveng et al. (1989), Deharveng & Bedos (1993b), Bedos (1994).

Distribution in Thailand. Chiang Mai (N), Khon Kaen (NE). Habitat: litter and soil below 1700 m. (orange form) and at all altitudes (white form) in Doi Inthanon forest (Deharveng & Bedos 1993b, Bedos 1994); soil s.l. in mixed dry deciduous forest and deforested area at 800 m. in Khon Kaen province (Takeda 1981).

Distribution outside Thailand. M. minimus is cosmopolitan.

Remark. Two morphospecies in Doi Inthanon forest (Bedos 1994), one in Khon Kaen (Takeda 1981). All identifications of M. minimus have to be confirmed according to the recent revision of Schneider & D’Haese (2013).