Ponera terayamai

Ponera terayamai prefers mature forests at middle to high elevation habitats based on current knowledge of collecting information (1777 to 2085 m elevation).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Taiwan.

Nomenclature

 *  terayamai. Ponera terayamai Leong, Guenard, Shiao & Lin, 2019: 65, figs. 59-64 (w.q.) TAIWAN.

Type Material
Holotype. Worker: TAIWAN. 1777 to 1787 m alt., Fenghuang Shan, Xitou, Nantou county, 18 X 2016, via Winkler extractor, PC Hsu leg (: CMPon163).

Paratypes (12 workers and 2 dealate queens). TAIWAN. 3 workers, same collection data as holotype (: CMPon159, CAS: CMPon160, : CMPon164). 1 worker, 23.6592°N; 120.8074°E, 1786 m alt., Fenghuang Shan, Xitou, Nantou county, 12I2016, via Winkler extractor, PC Hsu leg (: CMPon019). 1 worker, 23.6595°N; 120.8074°E, 1787 m alt., Fenghuang Shan, Xitou, Nantou county, 12 I 2016, via Winkler extractor, PC Hsu leg (: CMPon021). 1 worker, 23.6592°N; 120.8074°E, 1786 m alt., Fenghuang Shan, Xitou, Nantou county, 15 II 2016, via Winkler extractor, PC Hsu leg (: CMPon022). 1 dealate queen, 23.6598°N; 120.8057°E, 1777 m alt., Fenghuang Shan, Xitou, Nantou county, 22 III 2016, via Winkler extractor, PC Hsu leg (: CMPon018). 5 workers and 1 dealate queen, ca. 1400 m alt., Fenchihu, Chiayi county, 8 X 1994, WH Tsai leg (: CMPon006; : CMPon007, CAS: CMPon008; : CMPon009; HKUBM: CMPon011; : CMPon014).

The type specimens of P. terayamai were collected in five separate Winker samples from leaf litter in primary forest. In Xuejian Recreation area, additional specimens were collected with pitfall traps. Other paratypes are from Fenchihu (ca. 1400 m; primary forest) but without further information on habitat type. While this species was collected with both Winkler extractors and pitfall traps, Winkler extractors seem most useful to collect this cryptobiotic ant.