Myrmecina asiatica Okido, Ogata & Hosoishi, 2020

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

Myrmecina asiatica Okido, Ogata & Hosoishi, 2020

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Myrmecina asiatica Okido, Ogata & Hosoishsi, 2020: 17 , fig. 4 (w.) CHINA.

Material examined.

Unexamined. High-resolution images of the holotype from Okido et al. (2020) were reviewed.

Diagnostic features.

(1) Eyes small, composed of 7–11 ommatidia; (2) mandible with a curved masticatory margin, apical tooth strong, third tooth robust, followed by 5 small teeth and a basal tooth; (3) propodeal spines triangular, variable in length, usually extending beyond (sometimes just reaching) the posterior propodeal margin; (4) petiole short, as long as or slightly longer than height in lateral view, dorsal crest positioned at middle length; (5) head and mesosoma with longitudinal rugae, sometimes interspersed with puncta.

Distribution.

Yunnan; THAILAND, MALAYSIA, INDONESIA.

Figures

Figure 28. Line drawing of Myrmecina asiatica (redrawn after the original SEM images of Okido et al. 2020). A. Head in full-face view; B. Body in dorsal view; C. Body in lateral view.