''Strumigenys'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of ...
s in the subfamily
Myrmicinae.
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
The green-head ant (''Rhytidoponera metallica''), also known as the green ant or metallic pony ant, is a species of ant that is endemic to Australia. It was described by British entomologist Frederick Smith in 1858 as a member of the genus ''R ...
''. Although they are normally slow moving, they can run quickly when disturbed.
''S. xenos'' is a permanent social parasite, which forms no workers and lives in the nests of its host ''S. perplexa''.
Most species specialize in the hunt of
springtail
Springtails (Collembola) form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects (the other two are the Protura and Diplura). Although the three orders are sometimes grouped together in a class called Ento ...
s, and the others eat other soft-bodied arthropods.
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Genus ''Strumigenys''
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Distribution
''Strumigenys'' is found throughout the tropics and subtropics. 18 species are known from Australia.[
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Selected species
The genus contains over 850 species.Strumigenys godeffroyi
''Strumigenys godeffroyi'' is a species of ant. This is a very widespread species found in South East Asia as far east as southern India and Sri Lanka, and also Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, New Guinea, northern Australia and much of Ocea ...
'' Mayr, 1866
* '' Strumigenys heteropha'' Bolton, 2000
* '' Strumigenys hirsuta'' Tang et al., 2019
* '' Strumigenys hispida'' Lin & Wu, 1996
* '' Strumigenys indagatrix'' Wheeler, 1919
* ''Strumigenys lacunosa
''Strumigenys lacunosa'' is a species of reddish-brown ant up to 3.4 mm in length. It is endemic to Taiwan.
This species can be distinguished from all congeners by the ornate lacunose sculpturing on the head, mesosoma
The mesosoma is ...
'' Lin & Wu, 1996
* '' Strumigenys lanuginosa'' Wheeler, 1905
* '' Strumigenys lichiaensis'' Lin & Wu, 1996
* '' Strumigenys liukueiensis'' Terayama & Kubota, 1989
* '' Strumigenys mandibularis'' Smith, 1860
* ''Strumigenys minutula
''Strumigenys minutula'' is a species of ant found in Japan and Taiwan.
This is the smallest ant in its genus (workers
The workforce or labour force is a concept referring to the pool of human beings either in employment or in unemploym ...
'' Terayama & Kubota, 1989
* ''Strumigenys nanzanensis
''Strumigenys nanzanensis'' is a species of yellow ant endemic to Taiwan.
This ant is similar to '' Strumigenys minutula'' but is larger (workers
The workforce or labour force is a concept referring to the pool of human beings either in ...
'' Lin & Wu, 1996
* '' Strumigenys perplexa'' (Smith, 1876)
* '' Strumigenys solifontis'' Brown, 1949
* '' Strumigenys tenuipilis'' Emery, 1915
* '' Strumigenys tigris'' Brown, 1971
* ''Strumigenys trada
''Strumigenys trada'' is a species of ant that was discovered and described by Lin, C. C. & Wu, W. J. in 1996.
This species is only known from Taiwan. It is similar to '' Strumigenys godeffroyi'' but is smaller and shinier, with smaller eyes
...
'' Lin & Wu, 1996
* '' Strumigenys trinidadensis'' Wheeler, 1922
* '' Strumigenys wallacei'' Emery, 1897
* '' Strumigenys xenos'' Brown, 1955
See also
* List of Strumigenys species
Footnotes
References
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* Smith, F. 1860. Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. Journal of Entomology 1: 65–84
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External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Taxa named by Frederick Smith (entomologist)
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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