Mickelomyrme exiloides ( Magretti, 1892 )

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 : 42-44

Mickelomyrme exiloides ( Magretti, 1892)

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Mutilla exiloides Magretti, 1892: 36 , ♂, syntypes ♂ (Monti dei Carin-Chebà [= mountain area in Karen Hills], [ Myanmar]) [MSNG]; Bingham 1897: 48, ♂; Dalla Torre 1897: 39; André 1902b: 39.

Mickelomyrme exiloides : Lelej 1995a: 17; Lelej 1996d: 285, ♂; Lelej 2005: 44; Zhou et al. 2018a: 26, ♂; Okayasu 2020: 44; Pagliano et al. 2020: 175; Pagliano & Scaramozzino 2021: 109, ♂.

Material examined. 13♂. Vietnam: GIA LAI: Mang Yang , Kon Ka Kinh NP, 14°12'11"N 108°18'58"E, 834 m, 4.V–19.V.2022, L.V. Tinh leg., MT [= Malaise trap] [1♂ IEBR], 4.VIII.2022 [1♂ IEBR] ; DAK LAK: Chu Yang Sin NP, near dam, 800–940 m, 2–10.VI.2007, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries leg., malaise [2♂ RMNH] ; Chu Yang Sin NP, near dam, 500 m, 3–9.VI.2007, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries leg., malaise [4♂ RMNH] ; NINH THUAN: Nui Chua NP, northwest part, 150 m, 24–30.V.2007, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries leg., malaise [1♂ RMNH] ; DONG NAI: 70 km NE Saigon [= Ho Chi Minh], Ma De , VIII.1994, Belyaeva leg. [1♂ IBSS] ; Cat Tien NP, bird trail, 100 m, 15–20.V.2007, C. v. Achterberg & R. de Vries leg., malaise [3♂ RMNH] .

Identification source. Keyed using Lelej (1996d) and compared with the original description.

Previous record. None.

Distribution. China. Laos. Myanmar. Vietnam *: Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Ninh Thuan, Dong Nai.

Occurrence in Vietnam. May, June, August. Southern Annamites montane rain forests, Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests, and Southeast Indochina dry evergreen forests ecoregions. 100–940 m alt.

Sex association. Female unknown.

Remarks. This species is the only named Mickelomyrme male with the body entirely black (except the tegula and some appendages) and the metacoxa unarmed ( Lelej 1996d). There appear to be other currently undescribed morphospecies with this combination of characters; true Mi. exiloides males have the tegula largely yellow-brown and the fringes of metasomal terga 1–4 formed from dense pale golden setae.