Lophomyrmex birmanus

Lophomyrmex birmanus nests in the soil, usually under stones and logs or around the bases of trees. Workers are active ground-foragers. We have collected workers by underground bait-trapping, suggesting they workers forage both on and under the ground. (Eguchi, Bui and Yamane 2011)

Identification
A member of the Lophomymrex quadrispinosus group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  birmanus. Lophomyrmex birmanus Emery, 1893e: 192 (diagnosis in key) (w.) MYANMAR. See also: Emery, 1895k: 466; Bingham, 1903: 196; Rigato, 1994a: 58.