图注: Photographer: April Nobile,from www.AntWeb.org
图注: Photographer: April Nobile,from www.AntWeb.org
图注: Photographer: April Nobile,from www.AntWeb.org
图注: 兵蚁(Xu and Zhang, 2012)
Distribution(分布)
中国河南、陕西、四川、云南(玉龙)。
Biology(生物学)
In a large sample, 30 individuals were collected from a nest constructed inside top soil. Among the 30 individuals, one queen (3.2%), two soldiers (6.7%), and 27 workers (90%) were involved. In addition, four workers and one queen were collected from ground and soil samples, and two winged females were collected from ground and tree crown samples respectively. The winged females were collected from October 10 to 19. The collection data show that the species is monogynous and nests in soil; workers are weakly dimorphic and forage on the ground; the soldier caste only occupies a small percentage; nuptial flight occurs on the plants and ground; and the nuptial flight time is mid October in Hengduan Mountains of southwestern China.
[2] Xu ZH, Zhang CL. 2012. Review of the Myrmicine ant genus Perissomyrmex M. R. Smith, 1947 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with description of a new species from Tibet, China. Myrmecological News, 17: 147-154.