Abstract:
Five species of the ant family Formicidae newly recorded in China were discovered in the Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve of Southern Yunnan and Tongbiguan Nature Reserve of Western Yunnan.These species are:
Pachycondyla bispinosa Smith,
Crematogaster anthracina Smith,
Tetramorium indosinense Wheeler,
Myrmoteras binghamii Forel,and
Polyrhachis bihamata (Drury).
Myrmoteras Forel is a new record genus in China.Measurements and illustrations are supplemented for the worker caste of each species.