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Strumigenys trada
| Strumigenys trada | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Strumigenys |
| Species: | S. trada |
| Binomial name | |
| Strumigenys trada Lin & Wu, W.-J., 1996 | |
Nothing is known about the biology of Strumigenys trada.
Identification
Bolton (2000) - A member of the smythiesii complex in the Strumigenys godeffroyi-group. See notes under Strumigenys lichiaensis.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Taiwan (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- trada. Strumigenys trada Lin & Wu, 1996: 150, figs. 35-37 (w.) TAIWAN. See also: Bolton, 2000: 815.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Bolton (2000) - TL 2.6, HL 0.63, HW 0.42, CI 67, ML 0.33, MI 52, SL 0.42, SI 100, PW 0.25, AL 0.64. Characters of smythiesii-complex. Apicoscrobal hair flagellate; margin anterior to this with stoutly spatulate curved hairs. Leading edge of scape with spatulate curved hairs. Cephalic dorsum with short, narrowly spatulate ground-pilosity that is inclined anteriorly; occipital margin with a transverse row of 4-6 poorly defined specialised hairs that are not spatulate and are only slightly longer and slightly more elevated than the ground-pilosity. Eye with 6 ommatidia in total. Pronotal humeral hair flagellate and very long. Promesonotal dorsum superficially punctate; propodeal dorsum smooth. Pronotal dorsum with a pair of sub flagellate erect hairs; mesonotum with a similar pair of hairs anteriorly, and posteriorly with two pairs of shorter erect fine simple hairs. Hind femur dorsally, laterally and ventrally with numerous erect simple hairs; hind tibia probably also with similar pilosity at least on dorsal (outer) surface, but not apparent in holotype, which may be abraded. Propodeal tooth vestigial, represented only by a ghostly vestige at top of lamella. Lateral spongiform lobe of petiole in profile extends across about posterior half of side of node. Disc of postpetiole smooth. A pair of (may originally have been a row of 4) long sub flagellate standing hairs near base of first gastral tergite; remaining hairs much shorter, simple and fine, acute apically. Basigastral costulae restricted to limbus, not present on tergite proper.
Type Material
Bolton (2000) - Holotype worker, TAIWAN: Taipei Hsien, Wulai, 2.x.1992 (C. -C. Lin) (National Taiwan University) [examined].
Etymology
Named from the Latin "trade", which means change.
References
- Bolton, B. 2000. The ant tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 65:1-1028.
- Lin, C.-C.; Wu, W.-J. 1996. Revision of the ant genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Taiwan. Chin. J. Entomol. 16: 137-152 (page 150, figs. 35-37 worker described)
- Tang, K. L., Guénard, B. 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, 1–144 (doi:10.5852/ejt.2023.907.2327).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bolton, B. 2000. The Ant Tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 65
- Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
- Lin C.C., and W.J. Wu. 1996. Revision of the ant genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Taiwan. Chinese Journal of Entomology 16:137-152.
- Terayama M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University. Liberal Arts 17:81-266.
- Terayama Mamoru. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta, Hymenoptera). The Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University 17: 81-266.
- Terayama, M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta; Hymenoptera). The Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University 17: 81-266.