Strumigenys hispida

Identification
A member of the smythiesii complex in the Strumigenys godeffroyi-group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Taiwan. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  hispida. Strumigenys hispida Lin & Wu, 1996: 145, figs. 15-19 (w.q.) TAIWAN. See also: Bolton, 2000: 808.

Worker
Bolton (2000) - TL 2.8-2.9, HL 0.70-0.72, HW 0.51-0.52, CI 72-73, ML 0.34, MI 47-49, SL 0.44, SI 85-86, PW 0.29-0.30, AL 0.74-0.76 (2 measured). Characters of smythiesii-complex. Apicoscrobal hair short; upper scrobe margin anterior to this without freely projecting hairs but posteriorly there are 3-4 similar hairs on the dorsolateral margin of the occipital lobe. In profile cephalic dorsum with a transverse row of short erect hairs at the occipital margin; anterior to this with inclined ground-pilosity but without a pair of erect hairs near highest point of vertex. Pronotal humeral hair stiff and simple, straight or slightly curved. Pronotal dorsum with 1 pair and mesonotum with 3 pairs of short erect simple hairs. Entire dorsal alitrunk finely and densely punctate to reticulate-punctate. Lamella on propodeal declivity about the same width throughout or only fractionally broader basally, its posterior (free) margin approximately straight in profile or at most only feebly convex. With petiole in profile the lateral spongiform lobe not reaching the anterior face of the node but extending distinctly anterior to the midlength of the node. Dorsum of petiole node finely and densely punctate to reticulate-punctate; disc of postpetiole smooth. Erect hairs on first gastral tergite restricted to two transverse rows, one near base, the other near apex. Basigastral costulae distinct on first gastral tergite. See notes under Strumigenys solifontis.

Type Material
Bolton (2000) - Holotype worker, paratype workers and queen, TAIWAN: Nantou Hsien, Chitou, 30.xi.1992 (C. -C. Lin); paratype workers and queens, TAIWAN: Chiai Hsien, Fenchifu, 3.ix.1992 (C. -C. Lin); Han Hsien, Fushan, 9.x.1992 (C. -c. Lin); Taipei Hsien, Wulai, 2.x.1992 (C. -C. Lin) [examined].