Strumigenys

Strumigenys
Strumigenys abdera worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Strumigenys F. Smith, 1860
Type species
Strumigenys mandibularis F. Smith, 1860
Diversity[1]
> 830 species
Synonyms
List of synonyms Asketogenys Brown, 1972 Borgmeierita Brown, 1953 Cephaloxys Smith, F., 1865 Chelystruma Brown, 1950 Cladarogenys Brown, 1976 Codiomyrmex Wheeler, W.M., 1916 Codioxenus Santschi, 1931 Dorisidris Brown, 1948 Dysedrognathus Taylor, 1968 Eneria Donisthorpe, 1948 Epitritus Emery, 1869 Glamyromyrmex Wheeler, W.M., 1915 Gymnomyrmex Borgmeier, 1954 Kyidris Brown, 1949 Labidogenys Roger, 1862 Miccostruma Brown, 1948 Neostruma Brown, 1948 Pentastruma Forel, 1912 Platystruma Brown, 1953 Polyhomoa Azuma, 1950 Proscopomyrmex Patrizi, 1946 Pyramica Roger, 1862 Quadristruma Brown, 1949 Serrastruma Brown, 1948 Smithistruma Brown, 1948 Tingimyrmex Mann, 1926 Trichoscapa Emery, 1869 Weberistruma Brown, 1948 Wessonistruma Brown, 1948

Strumigenys is a genus of ants 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 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 lives in the nests of its host S. perplexa.

Most species specialize in the hunt of springtails, and the others eat other soft-bodied arthropods.^[2]

Distribution

Strumigenys is found throughout the tropics and subtropics. 18 species are known from Australia.^[2]

Selected species

The genus contains over 830 species.^[1] They include:

• Strumigenys abdera Fisher, 2000
• Strumigenys bryanti Wheeler, 1919
• Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890
• Strumigenys formosensis Forel, 1912
• Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866
• Strumigenys heteropha Bolton, 2000
• Strumigenys hispida Lin & Wu, 1996
• Strumigenys indigatrix Wheeler, 1919
• Strumigenys lacunosa Lin & Wu, 1996
• Strumigenys lanuginosa Wheeler, 1905
• Strumigenys lichiaensis Lin & Wu, 1996
• Strumigenys liukueiensis Terayama & Kubota, 1989
• Strumigenys mandibularis Smith, 1860
• Strumigenys minutula Terayama & Kubota, 1989
• Strumigenys nanzanensis Lin & Wu, 1996
• Strumigenys perplexa (Smith, 1876)
• Strumigenys solifontis Brown, 1949
• Strumigenys tigris Brown, 1971
• Strumigenys trada Lin & Wu, 1996
• Strumigenys trinidadensis Wheeler, 1922
• Strumigenys wallacei Emery, 1897
• Strumigenys xenos Brown, 1955

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Footnotes

1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Strumigenys". AntCat. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
2. Australian Ants Online: Genus Strumigenys

References

• Chung-Chi Lin; Wen-Jer Wu (1996). "Revision of the ant genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Taiwan" (PDF). Chinese Journal of Entomology 16: 137–152.
• Smith, F. 1860. Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. Journal of Entomology 1: 65-84. PDF

External links

• Data related to Strumigenys at Wikispecies
• Media related to Strumigenys at Wikimedia Commons