Rhopalomastix murphyi

The type series of this species was derived from a rather large colony with numerous workers and multiple dealate queens, occupying an extensive area of bark on a durian tree (Durio zibethinus) in an abandoned plantation forest.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Singapore.

Nomenclature

 *  murphyi. Rhopalomastix murphyi Wang, Yong & Jaitrong, 2018: 323, figs. 40-51 (w.q.m.) SINGAPORE.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Wang W. Y., G. W. J. Yong, and W. Jaitrong. 2018. The ant genus Rhopalomastix (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Southeast Asia, with descriptions of four new species from Singapore based on morphology and DNA barcoding. Zootaxa 4532: 301-340.