Myopias mandibularis

This species was found from lowland to highland (500–800 m alt.) in evergreen forest in southern Thailand. All specimens were collected from rotten wood. (Jaitrong, Tasen & Guénard, 2018)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia. Oriental Region: Thailand.

Nomenclature

 * . Trapeziopelta mandibularis Crawley, 1924: 386, fig. 3 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra).
 * Type-material: holotype worker.
 * Type-locality: Indonesia: Sumatra, Gunung Dempu, 1400 m., viii.1916, no. 1265 (E. Jacobson).
 * Type-depository: OXUM.
 * Jaitrong, Tasen & Guénard, 2018: 162 (ergatoid q.).
 * Combination in Myopias: Bolton, 1995b: 269.
 * Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 76; Bolton, 1995b: 269; Probst, Guénard & Boudinot, 2015: 206 (in key); Jaitrong, Tasen & Guénard, 2018: 159 (redescription).
 * Distribution: Indonesia (Sumatra), Thailand.

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
 * Crawley W.C. 1924. Ants from Sumatra, with biological notes by Edward Jacobson. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)13: 380-409
 * Jaitrong W., W. Tasen, and B. Guénard. 2018. The ant genus Myopias Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) in Thailand, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 4526: 151–174.