Aenictus wudangshanensis

So far A. wudangshanensis has been known only from the type series collected in the Wudangshan Nature Reserve, Hubei Province. The four specimens from the Gutianshan National Nature Reserve agree very well with the original description of Wang (2006, therein figs 1.2). Like the type series, the specimens were collected at mid elevation in an evergreen broad-leaved forest and A. wudangshanensis may be restricted to this habitat type. (Staab, 2015)

Identification
Wang (2006) - Similar to Aenictus thailandianus, but differs from the latter by the following characters: anterior border of clypeus clearly concave, subpetiolar process rectangular, and the whole pronotum shining with weakly microreticulate.

Distribution
Hubei and Zhejiang Provinces, eastern China.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China.

Castes
Known only from the worker caste.

Nomenclature

 * . Aenictus wudangshanensis Wang, W. 2006: 637, figs. 1, 2 (w.) CHINA (Hubei).
 * Type-material: holotype worker, 9 paratype workers.
 * Type-locality: holotype China: Hubei Prov., Wudangshan Nature Reserve (32.4°N, 110.9°E), 8.viii.2004 (W. Wang); paratypes with same data.
 * Type-depository: HINE.
 * Status as species: Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 23; Staab, 2015: 141 (in key).
 * Distribution: China.

Type Material
Holotype worker, 600 m, Wudangshan Nature Reserve (3214°N, 11019°E), Hubei Province, 8 Aug. 2004, WANG Wei leg. Paratypes: 9 workers, collected from the same nest of the holotype. Deposited in the Insect Collection, Hubei Institute for Nationalities, China.

Etymology
The specific name refers to the type locality.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Staab M., A. Schuldt, T. Assmann, H. Bruelheide, and A.M. Klein. 2014. Ant community structure during forest succession in a subtropical forest in South-East China. Acta Oecologia 61: 32-40.