Aphaenogaster pumilopuncta

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
Zhou (2001) - Closely related to Aphaenogaster takahashii, but differs from the latter in clypeus without longitudinal middle groov but densely punctate and finely sculptured; alitrunk coarsely striate and punctated; petiole and postpetiole densely punctate, not smooth.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  pumilopuncta. Aphaenogaster pumilopuncta Zhou, 2001b: 142, 238, figs. 281, 282 (w.) CHINA.

Worker
Holotype: TL 7.0, HL 1.63, HW 1.07, CI 65, SL 2.04, SI 190, PW 0.63, AL 2.30, ED 0.26.

Head longitudinal oval, about 1.5 X as long as broad, narrowed behind the level of eyes, the broadest of occiput about 1/2 as broad as the broadest of head. Mandible with 3 distinct teeth at apical portion, followed by a row of indistinct denticles. Clypeus short, anterior border distinctly concave in the middle. Frontal area subtriangular, deeply impressed. Median frontal carina distinct. Antennae silk-liked, scapes about 1/3 of their length extending beyond occipital border; funicular segments each longer than broad. Eyes rounded, convex, situated in front of the midlength of the sides of head. Dorsum of pronotum flat, longer than broad, anteriorly constrict; mesonotum as long as that of pronotum, oblique backward, anterior transverse ridge distinct; basal face of propodeum 2 X as long as declivity; propodeal spines small, acute. Petiolar node subtriangular in profile view, bluntly rounded at tip, as long as peduncle; postpetiole roundly convex, higher than petiolar node, oval and longer than broad in dorsal view. Gaster oval.

Mandibles with fine longitudinal striations; clypeus and antennal scapes finely longitudinally striate and finely densely punctate; vertex between frontal carinae clearly longitudinally striate, remaining portion of head reticulate, interspaces with dense fine punctures, reticulations feebler towards occiput, finally vanished and replayed by punctures. Pronotum sculptured as in head, anterior 1/3 densely punctate, sparsely and irregularly striate, posterior 2/3 coarsely reticulate; mesonotum and propodeum with coarse irregular creases and dense punctures, punctures coarser on lower half of mesopleuron. Petiole and postpetiole densely feebly punctate, not smooth. Gaster smooth and shining.

Erect hairs yellow, short and blunt, sparse. Antennal scapes and dorsum of hind tibia with dense suberect hairs.

Color reddish brown, dorsum of head, alitrunk, petiole and post petiole darker, funicular segments, legs and gaster yellowish brown.

Paratypes 11: TL 6.6~7.4, HL 1.57~1.66, HW 1.03~1.10, CI 65~66, SL 1.98~2.04, SI 185~193, PW 0.63~0.72, AL 2.20~2.30, ED 0.25~0.28.

Type Material
Holotype worker, Huaping Natural Reserve, Guangxi Province, 6.VI.1995, Shanyi Zhou leg. Paratypes 11 workers, data as holotype.

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.
 * Huang J. 2005. The Fauna and taxonomy of the Formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from Hunan Province, P. R. China. PhD Thesis, Southwest Agricultural University China Chongqing, 247 pp.
 * Pan Y.S. 2007. Systematic Study on the Ant Genera Pheidole Westwood and Aphaenogaster Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formincidae : Myrmicinae) In China. Guangxi Normal University, Guangxi, China. 73 pages.
 * Zhang R. J., L. W. Liang, and S. Y. Zhou. 2014. An analysis on the ant fauna of Nonggang Nature Reserve in Guangxi, China. Journal of Guangxi Normal university: Natural Science Edition 32(3): 86-93.