14a. Sinotilla belokobylskiji Lelej, 1995

(Figs 59–61)

Sinotilla belokobylskiji Lelej, 1995b: 22, ♀; 2005: 54, ♀.

Diagnosis. FEMALE. This species has a distinct scutellar scale, T2 medially depressed with large coarse confluent punctures, T2 with a large spot of dense whitish setae medially, S2–3 with bands of whitish setae, and the metasoma black. Body length 4.5–11 mm. MALE. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype, ♀, VIETNAM, Vinh Phu, Tam Dao, 1000 m, forest, 10.XI.1990, S. Belokobylskij (ZISP). Other Material (7 ♀). THAILAND: Chiang Mai, Omkoi District, Dry dipterocarp forest, 17°50'49.9"N 98°22'33.0", 950–1010 m alt., 12.IX.2016, R. Mizuno (1♀ EUM); 14.XII.2016, R. Mizuno (2♀ EUM); Phetchaburi, Kaeng Krachan, Baan Maka Nature Lodge, 12.840 o N 99.590 o E, 140 m: 16.V.2018, MKT (1♀ CSCA); 22–23.V.2018, MKT (2♀ CSCA); Songkhla, Hat Yai, Prince of Songkhla University, forest edge, 7.008 o N 100.508 o E, 40 m, 11–12.IV.2017, MKT (1♀ CSCA).

Distribution. Thailand * (Chiang Mai, Phetchaburi, Songkhla) and Vietnam.

Remarks. The type of S. belokobylskiji from Vietnam is diagnosed as having a rather broad scutellar scale (Lelej 1995; Okayasu 2017), unlike the specimens treated here. In other species, however, like Mickelomyrme athalia, scutellar scale width seems to vary intraspecifically. We hypothesize that the specimens listed above belong to S. belokobylskiji, but future analyses may recognize them as a distinct species.