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The Thief Ants, Solenopsis Molesta Group, of Florida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Abstract: The workers, males and females of 2 new species of thief ants, Solenopsis abdita and S. tonsa, are described. The female of S. nickersoni Thompson is described for the first time, and the 1945 discovery and 1980 rediscovery of S. corticalis Forel in Florida are reported. The workers of all 8 Florida species are figured and placed in a taxonomic key.

Ancistrocerus gazella (Vespoidea: Eumenidae); a first record for New Zealand

Abstract: Ancistrocerus gazella (Panzer 1798) a British and European species of solitary wasp was collected from 8 locations in greater Auckland during February and March 1988. It is presumed to have been present for at least one generation.

The ant tribe Amblyoponini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Taiwan, with description of a new species.

Abstract: Four Taiwanese species of the tribe Amblyoponini are recognized: Prionopelta kraepelini FOREL, Amblyopone bruni (FOREL), A. sakaii sp. nov. and A. silvestrii (WHEELER). Of these, the first and last species are recorded from Taiwan for the first time, and the new species is unique in having 8-toothed clypeus, 11segmented antennae, relatively long petiolar node and low subpetiolar process, A key to these species is also provided. The ant tribe Amblyoponini, belonging to the subfamily Ponerinae, is represented by about 90 described species in five genera distributed in all zoogeographical regions. FOREL (1912, 1922) described two forms, Stigmatomma bruni and S. brunijuergi from Peinan (=Pilam), southeast of Taiwan. In 1960, however, BROWN synonymized the latter form with the former. At the same time, he synonymized the genus Stigmatomma with the genus Amblyopone. Thus, only a single species of the tribe, namely Amblyopone bruni, has been known to occur in Taiwan. Recently, I have examined several specimens of the tribe Amblyoponini from Taiwan. As a result, I recognized three species, of which one is new to science and the other two are new to the Taiwanese fauna. In this short report, I will briefly review the Taiwanese species of the tribe Amblyoponini with a description of a new species. For diagnosis of Amblyoponini see BROWN (1960). Genus Prionopelta MAYR, 1866 Prionopelta kraepelini FOREL, 1905 Prionopelta kraepelini FOREL, 1905, Mitt, naturh. Mus., Hamburg, 22: 3. Material examined. 3 alate females, 22 workers, Liuguei, Kaohsiung Hsien, 17-VIII-1987, H. SAKAI leg. Distribution. Taiwan, Philippines, Java, Samoa, Micronesia, Queensland. Remarks. This is the first record of this genus from Taiwan. According to Mr. H. SAKAI, the colony was nesting in a small rotting branch half buried in the