Mickelomyrme pusillaeformis ( Hammer, 1962 )

Okayasu, Juriya, Lelej, Arkady S., Williams, Kevin A., Brabant, Craig M., Nguyen, Lien Thi Phuong, Nguyen, Anh Duc, Pham, Thai Hong & Truong, Tuong Thi Cat, 2025, Current knowledge on the velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae, Myrmosidae) of Vietnam: faunal review and new distributional records, Zootaxa 5668 (1), pp. 1-104 : 45

Mickelomyrme pusillaeformis ( Hammer, 1962)

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Smicromyrme pusillaeformis Hammer, 1962: 34 , ♀, holotype ♀ ( Mergui , [ Myanmar]) [IMK]; Lelej 2005: 63.

Smicromyrme (Nemka) hageni ( Zavattari, 1913) : Lelej & Yamane 1992: 631, ♂ ♀, part. Misidentification.

Mickelomyrme yunnanensis Lelej, 1996d: 280 , ♂ ♀, holotype ♂ (Niner-Dajie, Yunnan, China) [ZMMU]; Lelej 2005: 45; Brothers & Lelej 2017: 58, ♂; Okayasu et al. 2018: 303, ♀; Okayasu 2018: 480, ♀. Synonymized by Williams et al. (2019b: 19) under Mickelomyrme pusillaeformis ( Hammer, 1962) .

Mickelomyrme pusillaeformis : Williams et al. 2019b: 19 , ♀; Okayasu 2020: 44, ♀; Pagliano et al. 2020: 175; Thaochan et al. 2022: 163, ♀.

Mickelomyrme pusilaeformis [sic]: Boutin & Vilhelmsen 2024: supplementary table S2, S3, ♀. Incorrect subsequent spelling.

Material examined. 1♂ 4♀. Vietnam: HOA BINH: Ha Son Binh Prov. [= Hoa Binh], Da Bac, Tuly [= Tu Ly], forest, 21.X.1990, E. Narchuk leg. [1♂ ZISP] ; NGHE AN: Que Phong Distr., lowland forest, 14.IV.1999, B. T. Viet leg. [2♀ SKYC]; Pu Hoat , VI.1999 [1♀ SKYC] ; PHU YEN: Song Hinh Dist., Song Hinh commune, regenerated forests (natural), 12.788291°N 109.037192°E, 300 m, 14–16.VI.2024, A.D. Nguyen leg. [1♀ IEBR] .

Identification source. Compared with voucher specimens from Laos and Thailand ( Lelej 1996d; Okayasu 2020) [ EUMJ, IBSS, NSMT, TUA, ZMUC].

Previous record. This species was recorded from Vietnam by Okayasu et al. (2018) without reference to voucher specimens. Later, this record was clarified by Williams et al. (2019b) as Dong Nai.

Distribution. China. Indonesia. Laos. Myanmar. Thailand. Vietnam: Hoa Binh *, Nghe An *, Phu Yen *, Dong Nai.

Occurrence in Vietnam. April to June, October. Northern Indochina subtropical forests, Southern Annamites montane rain forests, and Southeast Indochina dry evergreen forests ecoregions. 100–300 m alt. Forest, regenerated forests.

Sex association. This species was initially described from the female only. The male was associated and described as Mi. yunnanensis Lelej, 1996 based on a pair in copula ( Lelej & Yamane 1992; Lelej 1996d; Williams et al. 2019b).

Remarks. Like Mi. athalia , this species is widespread and common in Southeast Asia.