Pristomyrmex sulcatus

This is a rather wide ranging species, being found from India east to Vietnam. In India specimens have been collected by Winkler’s extractor from an undisturbed dense secondary forest. The thickness of leaf litter was about 4 inches. The floor of the forest receives limited sun light. The maximum temperature of the area is 28°C, minimum -1°C and rainfall 325cm per annum (Bharti & Singh, 2014).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Malaysia. Oriental Region: India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  sulcatus. Pristomyrmex brevispinosus subsp. sulcatus Emery, 1895k: 464 (w.q.) MYANMAR. Wang, M. 2003: 471 (m.). Raised to species: Wang, M. 2003: 469.