Centromyrmex feae

Centromyrmex feae is a subterranean species occurring in forest habitats. Workers are often collected from rotting logs and termite mounds, suggesting C. feae is termitophagous. (Eguchi 2014)

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Identification
A member of the feae species group / Key to Centromyrmex species groups

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Philippines. Oriental Region: Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  feae. Spalacomyrmex feae Emery, 1889b: 491, pl. 10, figs. 11-15 (w.) MYANMAR. Forel, 1900d: 303 (q.m.); Wheeler, W.M. 1936d: 207 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1952c: 604 (l.); Imai, et al. 1984: 5 (k.). Combination in Centromyrmex: Emery, 1890b: 40 (footnote). Senior synonym of donisthorpei: Brown, 1955f: 103. Current subspecies: nominal plus ceylonicus, greeni.
 * donisthorpei. Centromyrmex donisthorpei Menozzi, 1925c: 443, fig. 4 (q.) PHILIPPINES. Junior synonym of feae: Brown, 1955f: 103.

Description
Rufo-testacea, nitida, haud pubescens, pilis setiformibus, curvatis hirsuta. Caput subquadratum, punctis foveiformibus, magnis, piligeris sparse impressum (infra postice sine punctis), linea frontali profunda, postice abbreviata, genis longitudinaliter rugulosis. Mandibulae laeves, sparse, subtilissime punctatae, mat'gine masticatorio circiter 12-denticulato, basi sulco obliquo in margine externo evanescente (fere ut in Ponera sulcata et affinibus). Clypeus lateribus subtiliter rugoso-punctatus, impressione media laevi. Antennarum flagelli articulus 1 longitudine duorum sequentium, 2-7 breviores quam crassiores, ultimus longitudine duorum praecedentium. Thorax pronoti disco curvatim rugoso, mesonoti dorso planato, grosse punctato, metanoto fere sine punctis magnis, sed subtilissime reticulato, subopaco, superficie declivi convexa, nitida, sublaevi. Pedunculus et abdomen nitida, punctis piligeris subtilioribus. Pedes nitidi, punctis piligeris. Long. 4 1/2-5 mm.