Strumigenys mitis (Brown, 2000) - First recorded in Hong Kong in 1994 (Fellowes 1996)

Tang, Kit Lam, Pierce, Mac P. & Guenard, Benoit, 2019, Review of the genus Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Hong Kong with the description of three new species and the addition of five native and four introduced species records, ZooKeys 831, pp. 1-48 : 27

Strumigenys mitis (Brown, 2000) - First recorded in Hong Kong in 1994 (Fellowes 1996)

Pyramica mitis Brown 2000: 442, figs 267, 290 (w.q.) PHILIPPINES. Indomalaya.

Strumigenys mitis (Brown, 2000). Combination in Strumigenys : Baroni Urbani and De Andrade 2007: 124.

Material examined.

HONG KONG: Central & Western District, Lung Fu Shan, 22.27896N, 114.13601E, 244 m, 20.11.2014, M. Wong, Winkler, 4 Corners, IBBL; Islands District, Sunset Peak, 22.26084N, 113.95753E, 03.06.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Islands District, Sunset Peak, 22.26392N, 113.95376E, 03.06.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Sha Tin District, Tai Po Kau, 22.42706N, 114.179996E, 06.06.2017, R.H. Lee, pitfall trap, IBBL; Southern District, Aberdeen Reservoir, 22.25964N, 114.16251E, 29.06.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Southern District, Aberdeen Reservoir, 22.26N, 114.162E, 26.06.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Southern District, Nam Fung Road, 22.25291N, 114.1877E, 10.10.2015, 70 m, T. Tsang, Winkler, IBBL; Tai Po District, Kadoorie Centre, 22.4291N, 114.11491E, 08.09.2015, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tsuen Wan District, Ha Lin Fa Shan, 22.39664N, 114.1019E, 30.07.2015, 355 m, T. Tsang, Winkler, IBBL; Tsuen Wan District, Ha Lin Fa Shan, 22.39854N, 114.0966E, 410 m, 18.07.2015, T. Tsang, Winkler, IBBL; Tsuen Wan District, Lin Fa Shan, 22.3956N, 114.0885E, 15.07.2016, R.H. Lee, Winkler, IBBL; Tsuen Wan District, Tai Mo Shan, 22.416073N, 114.125158E, 09.06.2015, R.H. Lee, pitfall trap, IBBL; Tsuen Wan District, Tai Mo Shan, 22.416073N, 114.125158E, 21.06.2016, R.H. Lee, pitfall trap, IBBL.

Ecology.

Although this species is not among the most commonly collected, it was found in a wide range of habitats and elevation, including grasslands, shrublands, tree plantations (e.g. L. confertus ), and secondary forest at elevation ranging from 70 to 809 m (Fig. 10). Colonies apparently can be relatively small in size with about 50 individuals ( Mezger and Pfeiffer 2008).