Myrmecina Curtis, 1829

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

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Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 View in CoL

Myrmecina Curtis, 1829: 265. Type-species: Myrmecina latreillii (junior synonym of Formica graminicola), by monotypy. View in CoL

Archaeomyrmex Mann, 1921: 448. Synonymized by Brown 1971: 1. View in CoL

Worker morphology.

(1) Monomorphic; small body size; (2) head rectangular, posterior cephalic carina distinct, extending to the lower part of the posterior cephalic margin and gradually expanding to the anterior lateral sides of the ventral head; (3) mandibles subtriangular, apical and subapical teeth well developed, remaining teeth usually reduce or indistinct; (4) palpal formula typically 4, 3 or 3, 2; (5) clypeus with posterior portion inserted between frontal lobes; anterior margin emarginate, with two lateral corners, usually bearing a small median denticle; (6) frontal lobes covering the antennal fossae; (7) antennae 11–12 segments, with a distinct 3 - segmented club; (8) eyes small to medium-sized, ocelli absent; (9) promesonotal suture and metanotal groove absent, promesonotal dorsum weakly convex; (10) propodeum armed with distinct spines or teeth; (11) petiole without anterior peduncle, dorsal surface usually with a median denticular projection.

This study documents the following 28 species in China, including 11 new species, as listed below:

M. asiatica Okido, Ogata & Hosoishi, 2020 Yunnan; THAILAND, MALAYSIA, INDONESIA.

M. asthena Okido, Ogata & Hosoishi, 2020 Yunnan; VIETNAM, MALAYSIA.

M. carinolateralis Gu & Chen , sp. nov. Xizang.

M. curvispina Zhou, Huang & Ma, 2008 Guangxi.

M. eowilsoni Liu, 2022 Yunnan.

M. flavipeda Gu & Chen , sp. nov. Guangxi, Guangdong.

M. gaoligongensis Liu, 2022 Yunnan.

M. globicephala Gu & Chen , sp. nov. Guangxi.

M. graminicola ( Latreille, 1802) Guangxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang; UK, DENMARK, Germany, RUSSIA.

M. guangxiensis Zhou, 2001 Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan; VIETNAM.

M. hamula Zhou, Huang & Ma, 2008 Guangxi, Shaanxi.