AnimaliaHymenopteraFormicidaeLiuCongGuénardBenoitGarciaFrancisco HitaYamaneSeikiBlanchardBenjaminYangDa-RongEconomoEvanNew records of ant species from Yunnan, ChinaZookeys26120152015477177810.3897/zookeys.477.8775 Carebara melasolena (Zhou & Zheng, 1997)Figure 7Material examined.

CHINA, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna: Kilometer 55 station (21.960°N, 101.199°E), Rain forest, 10.vi.2013, 23 workers, 840m, Winkler sifting, B. Guénard, B. Blanchard and C. Liu.

Distribution.

Widely distributed in Middle and South China (Figure 7C).

Carebara melasolena worker, CASENT0714818. A Head in front view B Mesosoma in profile view C Global distribution map.

Taxonomic note.

Carebara melasolena can be identified with the key provided by Zhou and Zheng (1997; treated as Pheidologeton melasolenus)

Natural history.

Carebara melasolena has been collected from leaf litter in primary forest.

ZhouSYZhengZ (1997) A taxonomic study on the ant genus Pheidologeton Mayr in Guangxi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).Zoological Research18: 163–170.