Myrmecina pierceae Liu, 2022

Gu, Zhuojian, Zhang, Chen, Du, Congcong & Chen, Zhilin, 2025, Synopsis of the ant genus Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 from China (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae), with description of eleven new species, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 72 (2), pp. 395-448 : 395-448

Myrmecina pierceae Liu, 2022

Fig. 44

Myrmecina pierceae Liu, 2022: 160, fig. 5 (w.) CHINA.

Material examined.

Unexamined. High-resolution images of the holotype from Liu et al. (2022) were reviewed.

Diagnostic features.

(1) Propodeal spines triangular, shorter than their basal width, posteriorly directed; (2) petiole node subrectangular in dorsal view (1.5 × longer than width); (3) head with thin longitudinal rugae, curving toward occipital corners; ventrolateral portion smooth and shining (1–2 rugae visible laterally); (4) clypeus smooth, anterior margin concave, with median process; (5) gaster entirely smooth and shining; (6) mesosoma and metasoma with coarse longitudinal rugae dorsally, oblique and irregular laterally; (7) body black, with yellowish-brown mandibles, antennae, and legs.

Distribution.

Yunnan.

Figures

Figure 44. Myrmecina pierceae, holotype worker (MCZ-ENT 00759962; Liu et al. 2022). A. Body in lateral view; B. Head in full-face view; C. Body in dorsal view.