The species of the ant genus Strumigenys Smith, 1860 from Southeast Asia are reviewed based on recent sampling efforts as well as unreported historical material from southern mainland China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Kit Lam Tang, Benoit Guénard
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Strumigenys fairchildi Brown, 1961 (Formicidae, Myrmicinae): first record of this rarely collected ant from Brazil [PDF]
Strumigenys fairchildi Brown, 1961 is recorded for the first time in Brazil. This ant species was previously known only from a few specimens collected in Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador. The worker S.
Ricardo Eduardo Vicente +2 more
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A new species group of Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Ecuador, with a description of its mandible morphology [PDF]
Strumigenys is one of the most diverse ant genera in the world and arguably the most morphologically diverse, exhibiting an exceptional range of mandible shape and function. A new species, Strumigenys ayersthey sp. nov., discovered in the Chocó region of
Douglas B. Booher, Philipp O. Hoenle
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Parthenogenetic Reproduction in Strumigenys Ants: An Update [PDF]
Parthenogenetic reproduction is a common feature for social Hymenoptera, as males typically develop from unfertilized eggs (arrhenotoky). Production of female offspring without the involvement of sperm (thelytoky) also exists but is rather exceptional as
Chu Wang +4 more
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The genus Strumigenys is the third most diverse among ants, having been reviewed globally. Despite this comprehensive review, new species are frequently discovered in most biogeographic regions.
Esperidião Alves dos Santos-Neto +2 more
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A revision of the rare Strumigenys mnemosyne (Formicidae; Myrmicinae) group using micro-CT scanning, with the description of three new species, and the virtual repair of a broken paratype. [PDF]
The ant genus Strumigenys is both species rich, with over 800 species described, and morphologically diverse. The Strumigenys mnemosyne species group, a collection of small and infrequently collected Strumigenys known from across the Asian tropics and ...
Matthew T Hamer +6 more
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A new subterranean species and an updated checklist of Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Macao SAR, China, with a key to species of the Greater Bay Area [PDF]
In the past few decades, sampling of leaf litter with Winkler extractors revealed how abundant and ubiquitous ants from the genus Strumigenys are. It is now known that this genus has the third greatest number of species within the Formicidae family ...
François Brassard +3 more
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First Records of the Exotic Ant Strumigenys rogeri, Emery 1890 in Brazil [PDF]
Strumigenys Smith, 1860 is a megadiverse ant genus with 858 species distributed worldwide. These ants forage and nest in leaf litter, rotten wood, dried leaves or twigs and are specialized predators.
Esperidião Alves dos Santos-Neto +3 more
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Ants from the tropical dry forest in the Cauca River geographic valley, Colombia: new records and expansion of distributions [PDF]
Tropical dry forests (TDF) are amongst the most important tropical biomes globally, recognised for their remarkable biodiversity. This biome features a favourable climate and high soil fertility, which has facilitated the development and expansion of ...
Maria Alejandra Bautista-Giraldo +3 more
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Chemotaxonomic Analysis of the Venom Composition within the Ant Genus Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Taiwan [PDF]
In Taiwan, the ant genus Strumigenys is represented by 13 species, nine of which being endemic to this island. Classic morphological taxonomy can be complex and may lead to equivoque identification within this group. To clarify subtle species assignments,
Chia-Hao Chien, Chung-Chi Lin
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