Latitudinal range: 4.8° to 21.9°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (4), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1)

Found in 5 samples

China: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden

Malaysia: Danum Valley Field Centre (100 m from edge), Perak Integrated Timber Complex (2008), Perak Integrated Timber Complex (2009), Ginseng Camp (winkler bag)

See also Acanthomyrmex ferox, Acanthomyrmex forex, Acanthomyrmex luciolae