Brachyponera brevidorsa

Identification
Wu (1994) - Brachyponera brevidorsa is close to Brachyponera luteipes but has the dorsal surface of the propodeum slightly convex, distinctly shorter than the apical surface; occipital margin of the head straight; mandibles, flagella of antennae and legs yellowish brown.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  brevidorsa. Brachyponera brevidorsa Xu, 1994b: 183, figs. 5, 6 (w.) CHINA.

Type Material
Holotype worker, CHINA: Baoshan (99.1 0 E, 25.1 0 N), 1880m, Yunnan Provo, 11. X. 1991, no, A91-1022 (Xu Zheng-hui). Paratypes: 17 workers, with the same data as the holotype; 2 workers, with the same data as holotype, but no. A91- 1053. The type specimens are deposited in the Insect Collection, Department of Forest Protection, Southwest Forestry College, Kunming, Yunnan, China.

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.
 * Xu Z. 1994. A taxonomic study of the ant genus Brachyponera Emery in Southwestern China (Hymenoptera Formicidae Ponerinae). Journal of Southwest Forestry College 14(3): 181-185.
 * Zhang R., X. Zhou, Q. Tang, and S. Zhou. 2016. Morphometrics of thirteen species of the genus Pachycondyla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in China. Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology 53(5): 1130-1137.