Taxonomic history
Senior synonym of Pristomyrmex formosae: Wang, 2003a PDF: 428.Senior synonym of Pristomyrmex yaeyamensis: Wang, 2003a PDF: 428.See also: Lin & Wu, 1998 PDF: 95.No material from the Philippines examined.
Diagnosis of worker: TL 3.0 - 4.3 mm. Clypeus dorsally with median carina, ventrally with distinct central tooth. Masticatory margin of mandible with diastema. Dorsum of head (at least behind eyes) and alitrunk rugoreticulate. Pronotal spines tooth-like (PSL1 0.06 - 0.12) subequal in length or slightly shorter than propodeal spines. First gastral tergite without setae.
Previous records from the Philippines: Mindanao: Bukidnon (Malaybalay) (Wang 2003).
General distribution: Japan (Y amane & Terayama 1999); Taiwan, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi (Wang 2003).
Pristomyrmex brevispinosus is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Myrmicinae.[1][2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1887 door Carlo Emery.[3] Odoardo Beccari had deze soort op Sumatra verzameld.
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesPristomyrmex brevispinosus é uma espécie de formiga do gênero Pristomyrmex, pertencente à subfamília Myrmicinae.[1]
Pristomyrmex brevispinosus é uma espécie de formiga do gênero Pristomyrmex, pertencente à subfamília Myrmicinae.