Two new species of Myrmica (Hymenoptera, Foimicidae) from Korea

Abstract

Two new species of Myrmica from Korea are described. Al. koreana belongs to the schencki species-group of Myrmica and is most similar to M. schencki. It is possibly endemie to the Korean Peninsula. M. hyungokae belongs to the /ob/com/s-group and is most similar to M. jessensis. It has some characters normally associated with social parasites but it is probably a free-living species. Both new species were clearly separateti from their nearest relatives on subjective characters (shape, sculpture etc.) and this was confirmed by discriminant analysis of the morphometrics.