Strumigenys acubecca

The type specimen was collected in a leaf litter berlesate sample from second growth rain forest.

Identification
The only member of the Strumigenys acubecca-group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Malaysia.

Nomenclature

 *  acubecca. Asketogenys acubecca Brown, 1972: 23, figs. 1, 2 (w.) WEST MALAYSIA. Combination in Pyramica: Bolton, 1999: 1672; in Strumigenys: Baroni Urbani & De Andrade, 2007: 110. See also: Bolton, 2000: 387.

Worker
Bolton (2000) - HL 0.65-0.66 (discounting clypeal tooth), HW 0.40, CI 61, ML 0.18-0.19, MI 27-30, SL 0.45-0.48, SI 113-120, PW 0.28, AL 0.71-0.72 (2 measured). The single species is immediately diagnosed by the characters given above.

Type Material
Bolton (2000) - Holotype worker, MALAYSIA: Perak, Trolac Forest Reserve, 6.viii.1967, leaf litter berlesate from second growth rain forest (R. H. Crozier) [examined].

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Brown W. L., Jr. 1972. Asketogenys acubecca, a new genus and species of dacetine ants from Malaya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Camb.) 79: 23-26.