AnimaliaHymenopteraFormicidaeLiuCongGuénardBenoitGarciaFrancisco HitaYamaneSeikiBlanchardBenjaminYangDa-RongEconomoEvanNew records of ant species from Yunnan, ChinaZookeys26120152015477177810.3897/zookeys.477.8775 Aenictus artipus Wilson, 1964Figure 1Material examined.

CHINA, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna: Man Sai village (21.858°N, 101.277°E), Rubber plantation, 12.vi.2013, 5 workers, 705m, Winkler sifting, B. Guénard, B. Blanchard and C. Liu; Man Sai village (21.860°N, 101.278°E), Secondary forest, 12.vi.2013, 18 workers, 680m, Winkler sifting, B. Guénard, B. Blanchard and C. Liu.

Distribution.

Yunnan (new record), Vietnam and Thailand (Figure 1C). This collection represents the northern-most record of Aenictus artipus.

Aenictus artipus worker, CASENT0717199. A Head in front view B Mesosoma in profile view C Global distribution map.

Taxonomic note.

Aenictus artipus belongs to the Aenictus wroughtonii species group and can be easily identified with the identification key provided by Jaitrong et al. (2010).

Natural history.

Aenictus artipus has been collected from leaf litter in various habitats such as secondary forest and rubber plantation located near natural secondary forest. In addition, Aenictus artipus has also been found in different habitats such as montane evergreen forest, savanna forest, evergreen forest and disturbed forest (Jaitrong et al. 2010).

JaitrongWYamaneSKWiwatwitayaD (2010) The army ant Aenictus wroughtonii (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Aenictinae) and related species in the oriental region, with descriptions of two new species.Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology16: 33–46.