Strumigenys inhonesta 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 : 67

Strumigenys inhonesta Bolton, 2000

Fig. 23A–C ; Table 2

Strumigenys inhonesta Bolton, 2000: 749 (w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Indomalaya.

Material examined

THAILAND – Trang Province • 4 workers; Khao Chong, Site 34 (KCW34); 7.55521° N, 99.79266° E; 1 Jan. 2019; Winkler, 4 corners; IBBL ANTWEB1011944 to ANTWEB1011947 .

Measurements

Workers

TL 2.2–2.3, HL 0.57–0.59, HW 0.45–0.48, MandL 0.14–0.16, SL 0.28–0.29, EL 0.040 –0.048, PW 0.24– 0.25, ML 0.59–0.61, PL 0.26–0.28, PH 0.12–0.13, DPW 0.11–0.13, PPL 0.16–0.19, GL 0.49–0.56, CI 79–81, MI 25–27, SI 61–63, OI 9–11, LPI 42–48, DPI 41–47 (n=4).

Geographic range

Indonesia (Borneo, Sulawesi), Malaysia (East Malaysia), Philippines, Thailand (Trang).

New record for Thailand.

Ecology

Collected in old secondary forest.

Comments

The record of S. inhonesta in Thailand extends its native range 1500 km eastward and represents the first record of this species within continental Asia. Its presence in other parts of the Indochinese Peninsula, such as Peninsular Malaysia is likely.

Figures

Fig. 23. New species records of Strumigenys Smith, 1860 in full-face, profile and dorsal views. A–C. Worker of S. inhonesta Bolton, 2000 from Thailand (ANTWEB1011945). D–F. Worker of S. jacobsoni Menozzi, 1939 from Vietnam (ANTWEB1011973). G–I. Worker of S. juliae Forel, 1905 from Thailand (KCW-S08-sp03).