Strumigenys benulia Bolton, 2000

Tang, Kit Lam & Guénard, Benoit, 2023, Further additions to the knowledge of Strumigenys (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) within South East Asia, with the descriptions of 20 new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 907, pp. 1-144 : 21

Strumigenys benulia Bolton, 2000

Strumigenys benulia Bolton, 2000: 754 (w.) THAILAND. Indomalaya.

Material examined

THAILAND – Sakon Nakhon Province • 1 queen; 17.13524° N, 103.9944° E; 530 m a.s.l.; 21 Jun. 2018; IBBL members leg.; Winkler, 4 corners; IBBL .

Measurements

Queen

TL 2.7, HL 0.63, HW 0.49, MandL 0.24, SL 0.31, EL 0.104, PW 0.32, ML 0.73, PL 0.28, PH 0.14, DPW 0.18, PPL 0.16, GL 0.70, CI 78, MI 38, SI 64, OI 21, LPI 51, DPI 63 (n= 1).

Geographic range

Thailand (Phetchaburi, Sakon Nakhon).

Ecology

Collected in secondary forests at an elevation of 530 m.

Comments

In addition to the previous records in the central to south provinces of Thailand, we now report its presence in the north-eastern province of Sakon Nakhon, extending the known range of this species by 500 km NE.