Mickelomyrme Lelej, 1995

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Genus Mickelomyrme Lelej, 1995

Type species: Mutilla hageni Zavattari, 1913 , by original designation.

NOTES. The genus belongs to the subfamily Mutillinae (tribe Smicromyrmini ) and includes 20 species from Oriental region and Eastern Palaearctic (Lelej, 2005). Seven species are distributed in China.

Mickelomyrme chinensis (Smith, 1855) , comb. n.

Mutilla chinensis Smith, 1855: 38 , ♀ (holotype, ♀, North China; in BMNH).

Smicromyrme chinensis: Lelej, 2005: 58 , ♀.

Mutilla exacta Smith, 1879: 210 , ♂, (holotype, ♂, Shanghai; in BMNH), syn. n.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. China: Guangdong, Liuxihe National Forest Park, 1–4. VI

2007, Xu Zai-fu, 2♂, No. 201301977, 201302006 ( SCAU); Nanling National Nature Reserve ,

9–18.VII 2004, Ma Juan-juan, 2♂, No. 2015000055, 2015000077 ( SCAU); same place, 16 –

21.VII 2008, Xu Zai-fu, 2♂, No. 2017000022, 2016000263 ( SCAU); same place, 17.VII

2008, Xu Zai-fu, 2♀, No. 2015000101, 2015000103 ( SCAU); same place, 9–19.VII 2005 ,

Xiao Bing, 1♀, No. 2015000545 ( SCAU); same place, 22–24.VII 2010, Xu Zai-fu, 1♀, No .

2015000392 ( SCAU); Chebaling National Nature Reserve , 22–28.VII 2008, Xu Zai-fu, 4♂ ,

1♀, No. 2016000092, 2016000094, 2016000095, 201300263, 2016000167 ( SCAU); same place, 20, 21. VI 1990, A. Lelej , 2♂ ( IBSS) ; Nankun Mountain , 30. VI 2015, Li Yi-cheng , 1♀,

No. 2015000212 ( SCAU); Hainan, Diaoluo Mountain , 9.VII 2006, Liu Yan-rong, 1♂, No .

2016000256 ( SCAU); same place, 28. V –1. VI 2007 , Zeng Jie, 1♂, No. 2015000599 ( SCAU);

Wuzhi, Mountain, 16–20. V 2007, Weng Li-qiong, 1♂, No. 2016000154 ( SCAU); Fujian,

Huangzhulin, 13–17.VII 2015, Liu Jing-xian, 7♂, No. 2017000001, 2017000002,

2017000003, 2017000004, 2017000005, 2017000006, 2017000007 ( SCAU); Guangxi,

Mulun, 19.VII 2015, Feng Jun, 1♀, No. 2016000052 ( SCAU); Gao Zhai , Xing An County ,

300 m, 15.IX 2000, Sk. Yamane, 1♀ ( IBSS); Yunnan, Gongshan, 1–18.VII 2005, Ma Juanjuan, 1♀, No. 2015000516 ( SCAU); Sichuan, Wumeng Shan, 24, 25.VI 1955, Huang Re-ren ,

3♂ ( ZMMU). Vietnam : Ninh Binh, Cuc Phuong National Park , 20º21'N, 105º36'E, 200 m ,

7–9. V 2002 , S. Belokobylskij, 1♀ ( ZISP).

DISTRIBUTION. China (Shanxi, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guangdong,

*Fujian, *Guangxi, *Hainan, Sichuan, *Yunnan); * Vietnam (Ninh Binh).

NOTES. Mickelomyrme chinensis is the largest species among seven species of Mickelomyrme which occur in China. Four males and three females of M. chinensis were collected in

Nanling National Nature Reserve and even by the same collector in the same days (16–21.VII

2008, 2♂, 2♀) and Chebaling National Nature Reserve (22–28.VII 2008, 4♂, 1♀) and we regard them as an opposite sexes of the same species. There is no direct evidence (pair collected in copula) to support the relationship.

Mickelomyrme exiloides (Magretti, 1892)

Mutilla exiloides Magretti, 1892: 232 , ♂, (syntypes, ♂, Carin-Cheba ( Myanmar); in MSNG).

Mickelomyrme exiloides: Lelej, 1996b: 285 , ♂ ( Myanmar, Laos)

MATERIAL EXAMINED. China: Yunnan, Nabanhe, 19–23.VII 2011, 4 ♂, Wei Na-sen,

No. 2015000339, 2015000581, 2015000585, 2015000586 ( SCAU).

DISTRIBUTION. * China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Laos.

Genus Promecilla André, 1902 Type species: Mutilla regia Smith, 1885, by original designation.

NOTES. The genus belongs to the subfamily Mutillinae (tribe Smicromyrmini) and includes three Palaearctic, 19 Oriental and six Afrotropical species (Lelej, 2007). The genus is newly recorded from China.

Promecilla levinaris (Chen, 1957), comb. n.

Smicromyrme levinaris Chen, 1957: 207. ♂ (holotype, ♂, China, Fukien (Fujian), Yungan, 12.VI

1940, at night; in TARI).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. China: Guangdong, Mt. Guanyin , 15.IV 2004, Xu Zai-fu ,

1♂, No. 2016000015 ( SCAU); Guizhou, Mayang River , 27.VIII–2.X 2007, Xie Ju-hua , 1♂,

No. 2016000006 ( SCAU); Yunnan, Mangshi , 900 m, 18. V 1955, 1♂, V . Popov ( ZMMU).

DISTRIBUTION. China (* Guangdong, * Guizhou, Fujian, * Yunnan) .