Strumigenys

Taxobox
name = "Strumigenys"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Hymenoptera
familia = Formicidae
subfamilia = Myrmicinae
tribus = Dacetini
genus = "Strumigenys"
genus_authority = F. Smith, 1860
diversity_link = Strumigenys
diversity = > 450 species
type_species = "Strumigenys mandibularis"
type_species_authority = F. Smith, 1860
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subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Strumigenys" is a genus of myrmicine ants in the tribe Dacetini.

Biology

"Strumigenys" form small nests in soil, under or between rocks, or in and under logs or under cattle dung. Some species nest in association with other ants such as "Bothriomyrmex mayri" or "Rhytidoponera metallica". Although they are normally small moving, they can run quickly when disturbed.

"S. xenos" is a permanent social parasite, which forms no workers and is always found in the nests of its host "S. perplexa".

Most species specialize in the hunt of springtails, and the others eat other soft-bodied arthropods.Australian Ants Online]

Distribution

"Strumigenys" is found worldwide in the tropics and subtropics. 18 species are known from Australia.

elected species

* "Strumigenys bryanti" Wheeler, 1919
* "Strumigenys godeffroyi" Mayr, 1866
* "Strumigenys indigatrix" Wheeler, 1919
* "Strumigenys lanuginosa" Wheeler, 1905
* "Strumigenys mandibularis" Smith, 1860
* "Strumigenys perplexa" (Smith, 1876)
* "Strumigenys trinidadensis" Wheeler, 1922
* "Strumigenys wallacei" Emery, 1897
* "Strumigenys xenos" Brown, 1955

Footnotes

References

* ITIS: [http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=582152 Genus "Strumigenys"]
* Australian Ants Online: [http://www.ento.csiro.au/science/ants/myrmicinae/strumigenys/strumigenys.htm Genus "Strumigenys"]

Further reading

* Smith, F. 1860. Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. Journal of Entomology 1: 65-84. [http://antbase.org/ants/publications/2594/2594.pdf PDF]

External links

* antweb.org: [http://www.antweb.org/description.do?rank=genus&name=strumigenys&project=madants Pictures of "Strumigenys" species]