Myrmica yamanei

Inhabits forest at altitudes between 1680 and 2200 m.

Identification
We have recently placed M. yamanei in the newly established draco-complex of the ritae species group (Radchenko, Elmes and Viet 2006); the body sculpture of the species belonging to this complex is intermediate between that of the ritae- and boltoni-complexes. M. yamanei well differs from Myrmica draco and Myrmica schoedli by the much coarser sculpture on the head dorsum with the well developed reticulation on its rear part. (Radchenko and Elmes 2010)

Distribution
Northern Vietnam.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Vietnam.

Castes
Known only from the worker caste.

Nomenclature

 *  yamanei. Myrmica yamanei Radchenko & Elmes, 2001b: 223, figs. 8-12 (w.) VIETNAM. See also: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 328.

Type Material
Holotype, W, Northern Vietnam, Lao Cai, Sa Pa, Xeo Mi Ti, alt. 1680 m, 29-30.vii.1998, leg. B. T. Viet (Yamane)

Etymology
Radchenko and Elmes (2010) - this species was dedicated to our friend and colleague, the Japanese myrmecologist Prof. Seiki Yamane from Kagoshima University.