摘要
Eight species of the ant genus Ponera Latreille are recorded in China, among them 5 new species are discovered and described from Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve of Yunnan Province: P. sinensis Wheeler distributed in Hong Kong; P. alisana Terayama and P. chiponensis Terayama distributed in Taiwan Province; P. pentodontos , sp. nov., P. menglana , sp. nov., P. nangongshana , sp. nov., P. longlina , sp. nov., and P. baka , sp. nov. distributed in Yunnan Province. A key based on worker caste is provided for the 8 species. The type specimens are deposited in the Insect Collection, Southwest Forestry College, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
记述中国猛蚁属 Ponera Latreille昆虫 8种 ,其中在云南省西双版纳自然保护区发现并描述 5新种 ,模式标本保存于西南林学院资源学院昆虫标本室。中华猛蚁 P.sinensisWheeler(图 4～ 6)分布于香港 ;阿里山猛蚁 P.alisana Terayama(图 1 0～ 1 2 )和知本猛蚁P.chiponensis Terayama(图 1 9～ 2 0 )分布于台湾省。提供了 8个种的工蚁分种检索表。新种模式标本和示差鉴别特征如下 :1 .五齿猛蚁 Ponera pentodontos,新种 (图 1～ 3)正模 :工蚁 ,No.A97-2 0 4 6,730 m,云南省勐腊县补蚌 ,1 997- -1 7,曾光。副模 :1工蚁 ,同正模 ;1工蚁 ,同正模但 No.A97-2 0 2 8;8工蚁 ,同正模但 No.A97-2 0 89。本新种与中华猛蚁 P.sinensis Wheeler (图 4～ 6)接近 ,但上颚具 5个近等大的齿 ;头部较宽 ,头比CI 95-98;腹柄结较窄 ,腹柄结比 PNI 76-81 ;腹柄下突前下角圆钝。2 .勐腊猛蚁 Ponera menglana,新种 (图 7～ 9)正模 :工蚁 ,No.A97-2 0 4 6,730 m,云南省勐腊县补蚌 ,1 997- -1 7,曾光。副模 :4工蚁 ,2雄蚁 ,同正模 ;3工蚁 ,同正模但 No.A97-2 0 2 4 ;9工蚁 ,同正模但 No.A97-2 0 2 9;7工蚁 ,1脱翅雌蚁 ,No.A97-1 1 34 ,660 m,云南省勐腊县勐仑镇翠屏峰 ,1 997- -1 0 ,何云峰 ;6工蚁 ,同 No.A97-1 1 34但 No.A97-1
基金
This study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(3950 0 1 1 8) and the Applied and Basic Research F
