Myrmecina guangxiensis Zhou, 2001

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 guangxiensis Zhou, 2001

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Myrmecina guangxiensis Zhou, 2001: 139, 237, figs 275, 276 (w.) CHINA.

Material examined.

Holotype. • worker, Huashuichong , Guangxi, China, secondary forest, leaf litter, 01. IX. 1998, Shanyi Zhou . Paratypes. • 4 workers, Dapingshan , Guangxi, China, 18. IX. 1998, John R Fellowes . Non-type. • 5 workers, Dayaoshan , Guangxi, China, 24.1083°N, 110.1850°E, 1173 m, 16. VIII. 2021, Defu Chen, GXNU 212989 ; • 3 workers, Huapincun , Guangxi, China, 24.1083°N, 110.1850°E, 997 m, 19. VII. 2021, Benann Zhang, GXNU 210267 .

Diagnostic features.

(1) Head with convex sides and slightly concave occipital margin; (2) lateral margins of clypeus raised into a sharp ridge, connected with the front ridge of the antennal torulus; (3) mandibles smooth, with apical and preapical teeth plus 5–6 indistinct denticles; (4) antennal scapes short ( SI 83), not reaching occipital corners; (5) eyes small, composed of 6–10 ommatidia; (6) mesosoma with anteriorly diverging rugae; propodeal spines triangular, broad-based and straight backward (not upturned); (7) petiole short, sculptured, not expanded anteriorly in dorsal view; (8) postpetiole slightly broader anteriorly, with the dorsal anterior portion smooth and shining.

Distribution.

Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan; VIETNAM.

Figures

Figure 37. Myrmecina guangxiensis. A. Head in full-face view; B. Petiole and postpetiole in dorsal view; C. Body in dorsal view; D. Body in lateral view.