Smicromyrme thaochani Williams, 2019

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 : 54

Smicromyrme thaochani Williams, 2019

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Smicromyrme thaochani Williams in Williams et al., 2019b: 29, ♀, holotype ♀ (Baan Maka Nature Lodge, Krachan, Kaeng, Phetchaburi, Thailand) [CSCA]; Pagliano et al. 2020: 203; Boutin & Vilhelmsen 2024: supplementary table S2, S3, ♀.

Material examined. 8♀. Vietnam: VINH PHUC: Melinh , 21°23'N 105°42'E, alt. 56 m, 20.VII.2010, J. Kantoh leg. [1♀ ELKU] ; Phúc Yên, Ng ọc Thanh , Melinh Biodiversity Station , 21.3884995°N 105.712599695°E, 68 m alt., 6.VI.2023, L.T.P. Nguyen et al. leg. [2♀ IEBR] ; GIA LAI: 20 km N Buon Luoi , 3–12.XI.1988, A. Sharkov leg. [1♀ IBSS] ; Mang Yang , Kon Ka Kinh NP, 14°12'12.5"N 108°18'54.6"E, h = 908.5 m, 13.IX.2023, Đ.T. Hoa leg. [1♀ IEBR] ; DONG NAI: Cat Tien National Park , 11°25'16"N 107°25'39"E, 110 m, 25.VI–9.VII.2018, L. Anisyutkin leg. [1♀ IBSS] ; BA RIA-VUNG TAU: Xuyen Moc, Binh Chau , 4.I.2002, H. Mizushima leg. [1♀ TUA] ; Xuyen Moc, Binh Chau , 4.I.2002, S. Okajima leg. [1♀ TUA] .

Identification source. Keyed using Williams et al. (2019b) and compared with the original description.

Previous record. None.

Distribution. Thailand. Vietnam *: Vinh Phuc, Gia Lai, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Occurrence in Vietnam. January, June, July, September, November. South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests, Southern Annamites montane rain forests, Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests, and Southeast Indochina dry evergreen forests ecoregions. 56–908.5 m alt. Forest opening ( Fig. 30A).

Sex association. Male unknown.

Remarks. In coloration, this species is similar to Sm. triguttata below. Two females from Binh Chau have legs almost entirely black, unlike other specimens ( Figs 18A, 18B).