Pristomyrmex punctatus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore. Oriental Region: Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. Palaearctic Region: China, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Japan, Republic of Korea.

Nomenclature

 *  punctatus. Myrmica punctata Smith, F. 1860b: 108 (w.) INDONESIA (Batjan I.). Wang, M. 2003: 412 (ergatoid q.). Combination in Pristomyrmex: Mayr, 1886c: 361. Senior synonym of pungens (and its junior synonym japonicus): Wang, M. 2003: 410.
 * pungens. Pristomyrmex pungens Mayr, 1866b: 904, pl. 20, fig. 13 (w.) WEST MALAYSIA. Wheeler, W.M. 1928d: 114 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1954c: 131 (l.); Imai, 1966: 119 (k.). Senior syonym of japonicus: Viehmeyer, 1922: 207. See also: Itow, Kobayashi, et al. 1984: 87; Lin & Wu, 1998: 94. Junior synonym of punctatus: Wang, M. 2003: 410.
 * japonicus. Pristomyrmex japonicus Forel, 1900e: 268 (w.) JAPAN. Junior synonym of pungens: Viehmeyer, 1922: 207.

Myrmica punctata

Two worker syntypes in. Labelled “Bac 24.” (= Batjan I.).

Additional References

 * Hasegawa, E., Kobayashi, K., Yagi, N. & Tsuji, K. 2011. Complete mitochondrial genomes of normal and cheater morphs in the parthenogenetic ant Pristomyrmex punctatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News, 15, 85-90.
 * Tsuji, K. & Dobata, S. 2011. Social cancer and the biology of the clonal ant Pristomyrmex punctatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News, 15, 91-99.
 * Satow, S., Satoh, T. & Hirota, T. 2013. Colony fusion in a parthenogenetic ant, Pristomyrmex punctatus. Journal of Insect Science 13:38.