Myrmecina eowilsoni

At present, this species is only known from the Gaoligong Shan Mountains in Yunnan, China. The type locality is a montane secondary forest on Baihua Lin, situated at an elevation of 1500 m. Only one single worker of the new species was collected through leaf litter extraction. There is no additional information about its ecology due to the limited available material.

Identification
The identification of M. eowilsoni in China can be easily performed with the updated identification key provided above. The new species is morphologically most similar to M. guangxiensis. However, M. eowilsoni can be immediately separated from it by the extremely broad postpetiole (PPI = 300), the shape of the anterior portion of the first gastral tergite, and the dense punctation on head and gaster.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 * . Myrmecina eowilsoni Liu, 2022: 156, Fig. 3 (w.) CHINA (Yunnan).

Type Material

 * Holotype, pinned worker, China, Yunnan, Gaoligong Shan Mountains, Baihua Lin, 25.30865N, 098.79369E, 1505 m, secondary forest, leaf litter, 05.VII.2019 (C. Liu & G. Fischer) (ISAS: MCZENT00763515).