New records of ant species from Yunnan, China
Author
Liu, Cong
Author
Guenard, Benoit
Author
Garcia, Francisco Hita
Author
Yamane, Seiki
Author
Blanchard, Benjamin
Author
Yang, Da-Rong
Author
Economo, Evan
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ZooKeys
2015
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.477.8775
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.477.8775
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Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Formicidae
Aenictus hodgsoni Forel, 1901
Figure 2
Material examined.
CHINA
,
Yunnan
,
Xishuangbanna
:
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
(known as
'
XTBG'
) (
21.919°N
,
101.270°E
), Secondary forest,
08.vi.2013
,
12 workers
,
610m
,
Hand collection
,
B.
Guenard
,
B. Blanchard
and
C. Liu
;
Kilometer 55 station
(
21.966°N
,
101.203°E
), Secondary forest,
13.vi.2013
,
40 workers
,
825m
,
Winkler sifting
,
B.
Guenard
,
B. Blanchard
and
C. Liu
.
Distribution
.
Widely distributed in the Indo-Malayan subregions (Figure 2
C
).
Figure 2.
Aenictus hodgsoni
worker, CASENT0716190. A Head in front view B Mesosoma in profile view C Global distribution map.
Taxonomic note.
Aenictus hodgsoni
belongs to the
Aenictus laeviceps
s species group and can be easily identified with the identification key provided by
Jaitrong and Yamane (2011)
.
Natural history.
Aenictus hodgsoni
has been collected from leaf litter and foraging columns on the forest ground in secondary forest. This species has also been found from lowland to highland in varied forest
types
(hill evergreen forest, dry evergreen forest, evergreen rain forest, mixed deciduous forest, and savanna) (
Jaitrong and Yamane 2011
).