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

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 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 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:

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Footnotes

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

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