Plagiolepis longwang

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
Terayama (2009) - Separated from the East Asian congeners by the black color and the large body size.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Taiwan.

Nomenclature

 *  longwang. Plagiolepis longwang Terayama, 2009: 213, figs. 296, 297 (w.) TAIWAN.

Worker
Holotype. HL 0.76, HW 0.73, SL 0.73, WI, 0.95, PL 0.31, PH 0.24, DPW 0.18, TL 2.8.

Head slightly longer than wide, with straight posterior margin and convex sides in full face view; frons and vertex smooth and shining. Antennal scape exceeding posterior margin of head by 1/3 its length, without distinct hairs; 3rd to 11th (terminal) segments each longer than wide. Eye 0.18 in maximum diameter.

Pronotum smooth and shining, with 3-4 pairs of erect hairs on the dorsum; mesonotum with a pair of erect hairs; metanotal groove incised dorsally; propodeum shining, with flat dorsum, with a pair of erect hairs in profile; in dorsal view, dorsal disc broad and trapezoidal, widest at posteriorend, as long as maximum width; maximum width 0.37 mm. Petiole low, longer than high, scale obtuse triangular; anterior margin steeper than posterior margin.

Gaster smooth and shining.

Color. Body black; antenna dark brown.

Type Material
Holotype. Worker, Chaochow, Pongtung Pref., 25.ix.1986, J. C. Lien leg. 2w, same data as the holotype; 1 w, Chihpenxi, Taidong Pref., 17.v.1986, J. C. Lien leg.

Etymology
The specific epithet is the Chinese noun Longwang, which is the name of a Taiwanese god.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
 * Ran H., and S. Y. Zhou. 2013. Checklist of Chinese Ants: Formicomorph Subfamilies ( Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (III). Journal of Guangxi Normal University : Natural Science Edition 31(1): 104-111.
 * Terayama M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University. Liberal Arts 17:81-266.
 * Terayama Mamoru. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta, Hymenoptera). The Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University 17: 81-266.
 * Terayama, M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta; Hymenoptera). The Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University 17: 81-266.