Myopias maligna

They are known to prey upon millipedes. Colonies contain a single queen.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Malaysia, Sulawesi.

Nomenclature

 *  maligna. Ponera maligna Smith, F. 1861b: 44 (w.q.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Combination in Trapeziopelta: Mayr, 1862: 715; in Myopias: Bolton, 1995b: 269. Current subspecies: nominal plus punctigera.

Ponera maligna

One worker syntype and one dealate queen syntype in. Labelled “Celebes. Manado. 60/76.” Acc. Reg.: “1860 no. 76 (Sept. 13). Celebes (Manado); purchased of Stevens, collected by A.R. Wallace.”

Two specimens in (1 worker, 1 queen), marked as types by Donisthorpe, are not type-material. The locality on their data discs is “Tond.” (= Tondano, n.e. Sulawesi); the type-locality specified by Smith is Manado.