Strumigenys heterodonta

Lattke and Aguirre (2015) - With the discovery of Strumigenys lojanensis it is possible to discern a group of 5 northern andean species of the gundlachi complex with a preference for cold forests above 2000 m altitude, where the presence of most ants is negligible (Longino, 2014). The other species are Strumigenys enopla, known from altitudes between 1900 and 2200 m in SW Colombia, Strumigenys nubila, sampled from altitudes between 2000 and 2500 m in Colombia and Venezuela, Strumigenys vartana, a Colombian species known from altitudes between 1800 and 2530 m and Strumigenys heterodonta which was recently described from 2940 m altitude in Ecuador (Rigato & Scupola, 2008).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Ecuador.

Nomenclature

 *  heterodonta. Pyramica heterodonta Rigato & Scupola, 2008: 479, figs. 4 6 (w.) ECUADOR. Combination in Strumigenys: unpublished.