Cryptopone gigas

Identification
This species resembles Cryptopone sauteri, but differs from it by the larger body size and compound eyes, the semi-rounded subpetiolar process, and darker body color.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  gigas. Cryptopone gigas Wu & Wang, 1995: 38, figs. 19-20 (w.) CHINA.
 * Combination in Pachycondyla: Mackay & Mackay, 2010: 3 (by implication as Cryptopone synonymised with Pachycondyla).
 * Combination in Cryptopone: Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014: 185.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * Lu Z., and Y. Chen. 2016. Effects of habitat on ant functional groups: a case study of Luchun County, Yunnan Province, China. Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture 24(5): 801-810.
 * Song Y., Z. Xu, C. Li, N. Zhang, L. Zhang, H. Jiang, and F. Mo. 2013. An Analysis on the Ant Fauna of the Nangun river Nature Reserve in Yunnan, China. Forest Research 26(6): 773-780.
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