''Strumigenys'' is a

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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 slow moving, they can run quickly when disturbed. ''Strumigenys 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

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Distribution

Despite having many species occurring in temperate ecosystems, the genus is most diverse in the tropical rainforests around the world. In those regions, ''Strumigenys'' is often an abundant component of the litter community. In terms of regional diversity, the known fauna of ''Strumigenys'' is distributed as follow: 139 species are known from the Afrotropical region, 60 from the Australasian region, 258 from the Indo-Australian region, 94 from the Malagasy region, 59 from the Nearctic region, 214 from the Neotropical region, 97 from the Oriental region, and 81 from the Palaearctic region.AntWiki
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Selected species

The genus contains over 880 species. They include: * '' Strumigenys abdera'' Fisher, 2000 * ''

Strumigenys abdita ''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 '' Both ...

'' Wesson & Wesson, 1939 * ''

Strumigenys abditivata ''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 '' Both ...

'' (Bolton, 2000) * '' Strumigenys acarai'' Sosa-Calvo et al., 2010 * '' Strumigenys acheron'' (Bolton, 2000) * '' Strumigenys actis'' Fisher, 2000 * ''

Strumigenys acubecca ''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 '' Both ...

'' (Brown, 1972) * '' 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 Ocean ...

'' Mayr, 1866 * '' Strumigenys heteropha'' Bolton, 2000 * '' Strumigenys hirsuta'' Tang et al., 2019 * '' Strumigenys hispida'' Lin & Wu, 1996 * ''

Strumigenys indagatrix ''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 '' Both ...

'' 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 t ...

'' Lin & Wu, 1996 * ''

Strumigenys lanuginosa ''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 '' Both ...

'' Wheeler, 1905 * ''

Strumigenys lichiaensis ''Strumigenys lichiaensis'' is a species of yellow ant up to 2.8 mm in length. It is endemic to Taiwan. This species can be distinguished from all Taiwanese congeners except ''Strumigenys liukueiensis'' by the numerous stout hairs on the ...

'' Lin & Wu, 1996 * ''

Strumigenys liukueiensis ''Strumigenys liukueiensis'' is a species of ant endemic to Taiwan. This ant is similar to ''Strumigenys solifontis'' but can be identified by the abundant hairs on the head and mesosoma The mesosoma is the middle part of the body, or tagma, ...

'' Terayama & Kubota, 1989 * ''

Strumigenys mandibularis ''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 '' Both ...

'' Smith, 1860 * ''

Strumigenys metazytes ''Strumigenys metazytes'' is a species of ant that has a distinct diastema A diastema (: diastemata, from Greek , 'space') is a space or gap between two teeth. Many species of mammals have diastemata as a normal feature, most commonly between ...

'' Bolton, 2000 * ''

Strumigenys minutula ''Strumigenys minutula'' is a species of ant found in Japan and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the ...

'' Terayama & Kubota, 1989 * ''

Strumigenys nanzanensis ''Strumigenys nanzanensis'' is a species of yellow ant endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are ...

'' Lin & Wu, 1996 * ''

Strumigenys perplexa ''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 '' Both ...

'' (Smith, 1876) * ''

Strumigenys solifontis ''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 ''Bothr ...

'' Brown, 1949 * '' Strumigenys tenuipilis'' Emery, 1915 * '' Strumigenys tigris'' Brown, 1971 * '' Strumigenys trada'' Lin & Wu, 1996 * '' Strumigenys trinidadensis'' Wheeler, 1922 * '' Strumigenys wallacei'' Emery, 1897 * '' Strumigenys xenos'' Brown, 1955

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References

* * Smith, F. 1860. Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. Journal of Entomology 1: 65–84
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* * Myrmicinae Ant genera Taxa named by Frederick Smith (entomologist) Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{myrmicinae-stub

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