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''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.Australian Ants Online
Genus ''Strumigenys''
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Distribution

''Strumigenys'' is found throughout the tropics and subtropics. 18 species are known from Australia.


Selected species

The genus contains over 850 species. They include: * '' Strumigenys abdera'' Fisher, 2000 * '' Strumigenys ayersthey'' Booher & Hoenle, 2021 * '' Strumigenys bryanti'' Wheeler, 1919 * '' Strumigenys emmae'' Emery, 1890 * '' Strumigenys formosensis'' Forel, 1912 * ''
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

* * Smith, F. 1860. Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. Journal of Entomology 1: 65–84
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External links

* * Myrmicinae Ant genera Taxa named by Frederick Smith (entomologist) Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{myrmicinae-stub