Pristomyrmex fuscipennis

Nothing is known about the biology of . It is only known from a single queen that was described in 1861.

Identification
Wang (2003) - This species, described from a single queen, obviously belongs to the umbripennis group by possessing the following characters: (1) masticatory margin of mandible with four teeth (an apical + a preapical + two broad-based short teeth of similar size), lacking a distinct diastema; (2) basal margin of mandible with a central, broad-based, prominent lobe; (3) frontal lobes partially covering the condylar bulbs of holding antennal scapes; (4) lamella that encircles the base of antennal scape with a broad and deep notch on the center of the dorsal surface; (5) a coarse transverse carina present on the ventral surface of clypeus; and (6) anterodorsal angle of petiole node in profile on approximately the same level as the posterodorsal.

A member of the Umbripennis species group

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia, Sulawesi.

Nomenclature

 *  fuscipennis. Myrmica fuscipennis Smith, F. 1861b: 46 (q.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Combination in Pristomyrmex: Emery, 1901g: 567; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 468. See also: Wang, M. 2003: 517.

Queen
Wang (2003) - TL 6.92, HL 1.62, HW 1.64, CI 101, SL 1.46, SI 89, EL 0.32, PW 1.32, AL 1.98 (n = 1).

Type Material
Wang (2003) - Holotype queen, Indonesia: Cele bes, Tondano (A. R. Wallace) [examined].

Myrmica fuscipennis Holotype queen in. Labelled “Tond.” (= Tondano, Sulawesi).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Chapman, J. W., and Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monogr. Inst. Sci. Technol. Manila 1: 1-327
 * Emery C. 1901. Formiciden von Celebes. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 14:565-580.
 * Smith F. 1861. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the islands of Ceram, Celebes, Ternate, and Gilolo. [part]. Journal and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 6: 36-48.
 * Wang M. 2003. A Monographic Revision of the Ant Genus Pristomyrmex (Hymenoptera:Formicidae). Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 157(6): 383-542.
 * Wang M. 2003. A monographic revision of the ant genus Pristomyrmex (Hymenoptera:Formicidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 157(6):383-542