Myrmica poldii

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
M. poldii belongs to the draco-complex of the ritae species group (for details see Radchenko and Elmes 1998, 2001; Radchenko et al. 2001a; Radchenko, Elmes and Viet 2006). It well differs from Myrmica draco by its much coarser sculpture of petiole and postpetiole and more reticulated sculpture of the head and alitrunk dorsum; in M. draco only the occiput and promesonotal dorsum are partly reticulate. M. poldii differs from Myrmica schoedli by the presence of reticulation on the head dorsum (only sinuous rugae occur in M. schoedli), its much more coarsely sculptured petiole and postpetiole, the reticulate sides of alitrunk, and by the relatively shorter scape. From Myrmica yamanei it differs by the less coarsely sculptured head dorsum, the inclination of propodeal spines, which are nearly horizontal, while in M. yamanei they are inclined at more than 45°. (Radchenko and Elmes 2010)

Distribution
known only from the type locality from Sichuan Province of China

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China.

Castes
Known only from the worker caste.

Nomenclature

 *  poldii. Myrmica poldii Radchenko & Rigato, in Radchenko, Zhou, et al. 2008: 776, figs. 26-30 (w.) CHINA. See also: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 219.

Type Material
Holotype, w, China, S Sichuan, 2220 m, pass SW of Mianning, Rhododendron primary deciduous forest, 14-21.vi.2004, leg. R. Fabbri (Milan).

Etymology
Radchenko and Elmes (2010) - this species was dedicated to the memory of the Italian myrmecologist Dr. Bruno Poldi (1920-2002) of Mantova.