Lordomyrma nima

Specimens of this species were collected from Medong and Nyingchi Counties, southeastern Tibet, China. Most individuals were found in undisturbed broadleaf forest and coniferous forest, with small inconspicuous colonies encountered under stone or in soil. The colonies were on sunny slope.

Identification
This species is similar to Lordomyrma bhutanensis (Figs. 15-17), but dorsum of promesonotum longitudinally rugose; head dorsum with dense posteriorly divergent rugae; in lateral view petiolar node thick, roughly trapezoidal and narrowed dorsally, with roundly convex dorsum; anterior peduncle of petiole relatively longer, about as long as the node; head length relatively longer, varies between 0.75 mm to 0.93 mm.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 * . Lordomyrma nima Liu, Xu & Hita Garcia, 2021: 6, figs. 8-14 (w.q.) CHINA (Tibet).

Type Material

 * Holotype worker: China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Medog County, Dagmo Town, 62K, 29.7096°N, 95.5823°E, 2620 m, collected from a nest under stone in Alnus nepalensis forest, 13.V.2008, Zheng-Hui Xu leg., No. A08-325.
 * Paratypes: 7 workers and 1 queen, from the same nest of holotype worker and with the same data; 9 workers, China: Tibet Autonomous Region, Medog County, Dagmo Town, 70K, 29.7041°N, 95.5222°E, 2750 m, from a nest in soil in Abies forest, 22.VII.2011, Cheng-Lin Zhang leg., No. A11-4196; 2 workers, with same data as No. A11-4196, but No. A11-4190 and No. A11-4197 respectively; 9 workers, China: Tibet Autonomous Region, Nyingchi County, Pelung Town, Zaqu Village, 29.9292°N, 95.1561°E, 2720 m, from a nest under stone in broadleaf forest, 27.IX.2007, Zheng-Hui Xu leg., No. A07-532 (.