AnimaliaHymenopteraFormicidaeLiuCongGuénardBenoitGarciaFrancisco HitaYamaneSeikiBlanchardBenjaminYangDa-RongEconomoEvanNew records of ant species from Yunnan, ChinaZookeys26120152015477177810.3897/zookeys.477.8775 Technomyrmex pratensis (Smith, 1860)Figure 35Material examined.

CHINA, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna: XTBG (21.918°N, 101.271°E), Secondary forest, 05.vi.2013, 4 workers, 581 m, Winkler sifting, B. Guénard, B. Blanchard and C. Liu; XTBG (21.919°N, 101.274°E), Secondary forest, 11.vi.2013, 4 workers, 590 m, Hand collection, B. Guénard, B. Blanchard and C. Liu.

Distribution.

Widely distributed in the Austral-Asian and Indo-Malayan subregions (Figure 35C).

Technomyrmex pratensis worker, CASENT0715863. A Head in front view B Mesosoma in profile view C Global distribution map.

Taxonomic note.

Technomyrmex pratensis is the only member of the Technomyrmex pratensis species group. It is a very conspicuous species within the genus, and its identification is very easy with the key provided by Bolton (2007).

Natural history.

Technomyrmex pratensis has been collected from leaf litter in secondary forest, and little is known about its bionomics.

BoltonB (2007) Taxonomy of the dolichoderine ant genus Technomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on the worker caste.Contributions of the American Entomological Institute35: 1–150.