Strumigenys zapyx

Known from the holotype worker, nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
The only member of the Strumigenys zapyx-group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia, Sulawesi.

Nomenclature

 *  zapyx. Strumigenys zapyx Bolton, 2000: 916, figs. 483, 516 (w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi).

Worker
Holotype. TL 1.8, HL 0.42, HW 0.40, CI 95, ML 0.16, MI 38, SL 0.22, SI 55, PW 0.24, AL 0.43. Cephalic dorsum with a pair of erect hairs just behind highest point of vertex; erect hairs otherwise close to occipital margin. Promesonotal dorsum with about 8 pairs of erect simple hairs. Dorsal surfaces of middle and hind femora and tibiae each with 1-2 fine erect hairs as well as shorter ground-pilosity. Petiole node in dorsal view broader than long, its dorsum and lateral margins densely clothed with fine simple ground-pilosity. Disc of postpetiole in dorsal view with lateral spongiform lobe overlaid by fine soft hairs that radiate from lateral margins of disc. Basigastral costulae short, restricted to zone immediately behind limbus.

Type Material
Holotype worker, Indonesia: Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga-Bone N. P., 1.v.1985 (no collector’s name).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Asfiya W., L. Lach, J. D. Majer, B. Heterick, and R. K. Didham. 2015. Intensive agroforestry practices negatively affect ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) diversity and composition in southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Asian Myrmecology 7: 87-104.