Strumigenys paraposta

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
Bolton (2000) - A member of the caniophanes complex in the Strumigenys caniophanes-group. See notes under Strumigenys dipsas.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Thailand.

Nomenclature

 *  paraposta. Strumigenys paraposta Bolton, 2000: 763 (w.) THAILAND.

Worker
Holotype. TL 2.9, HL 0.78, HW 0.54, CI 69, ML 0.35, MI 45, SL 0.41, SI 76, PW 0.34, AL 0.80. Mandible with a small preapical tooth, located close to the apicodorsal tooth. Dorsolateral margin of head in full-face view with at 4-5 freely laterally projecting flagellate hairs: one at level of eye, one just behind level of eye, one in apicoscrobal position, 1-2 posterior to this. Cephalic dorsum with a transverse row of erect flagellate hairs along occipital margin but without erect hairs anterior to this. Dorsum of head finely and densely reticulate-rugulose, spaces between rugulae feebly punctate. Apical funicular segment moderately constricted basally. Pronotal dorsum and side irregularly, but predominantly longitudinally, finely rugulose. Katepisternum mostly smooth but remainder of side weakly punctulate and with vestiges of longitudinal costulae. Anterior coxae finely transversely costulate. Pronotal humeral hair flagellate and very long. Dorsal alitrunk with numerous erect flagellate hairs, at least 4 pairs present on mesonotum. First gastral tergite with numerous long fine flagellate hairs. Dorsal and ventral surfaces of hind femur with spaced rows of standing hairs; dorsal (outer) surfaces of hind tibia and basitarsus each with long erect freely projecting filiform or flagellate hairs. Propodeal teeth short, triangular and acute. Petiole in profile claviform.

Paratypes. TL 2.9-3.0, HL 0.78-0.79, HW 0.54-0.56, CI 69-71, ML 0.34-0.36, MI 43-46, SL 0.41-0.42, SI 73-78, PW 0.34-0.35, AL 0.80-0.85 (3 measured).

Type Material
Holotype worker, Thailand: Doi Inthanon, 6.xi.1985, no. 13 (Lobl & Burckhardt).

Paratypes. 11 workers with same data as holotype (MHNG, ).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Fontanilla A. M., A. Nakamura, Z. Xu, M. Cao, R. L. Kitching, Y. Tang, and C. J. Burwell. 2019. Taxonomic and functional ant diversity along tropical, subtropical, and subalpine elevational transects in southwest China. Insects 10, 128; doi:10.3390/insects10050128