Myopias maligna punctigera

This species was collected from rotten wood on the forest floor in lowland primary evergreen forest in southernmost Thailand. (Jaitrong, Tasen & Guénard, 2018)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia, New Guinea. Oriental Region: Thailand.

Nomenclature

 * . Trapeziopelta maligna var. punctigera Emery, 1900d: 663 (w.) INDONESIA (Sumatra: Mentawei Is).
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Indonesia: Sumatra, Mentawei Is, Sipora I., Sereinu (E. Modigliani).
 * Type-depository: MSNG.
 * Combination in Myopias: Bolton, 1995b: 270.
 * Subspecies of maligna: Emery, 1911d: 93; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 76; Bolton, 1995b: 270; Jaitrong, Tasen & Guénard, 2018: 158 (redescription).
 * Distribution: Indonesia (Sumatra), Thailand.