Strumigenys murphyi

This distinctive species is known only from the type material. It was collected from the litter in a wet bamboo habitat.

Identification
Bolton (2000) - A member of the Strumigenys murphyi-group. The largest member of the group yet described (HW 0.45-0.53), it is most closely related to Strumigenys dyschima. These two Malesian species retain small eyes and have orbicular hairs present on the head, whereas the Nepalese Strumigenys hemisobek lacks both these features. The characters noted in the key and tabulated under dyschima will quickly separate murphyi from that species.

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

Nomenclature

 *  murphyi. Epitritus murphyi Taylor, 1968d: 130, figs. 1, 2 (w.) WEST MALAYSIA. Combination in Pyramica: Bolton, 1999: 1672; in Strumigenys: Baroni Urbani & De Andrade, 2007: 124. See also: Bolton, 2000: 453.

Type Material
Bolton (2000) - Holotype worker, MALAYSIA: Kelantan, Rantau Panjang, 9.xi.1963, berlesate no. 126, wet bamboo litter and “main plains” soil (D. H. Murphy); paratype worker, MALAYSIA: Selangor, Gombak, nr University of Malaya Field Station, 9th mile, 9.ii.1967, berlesate no. 322, thin forest litter on steep slope with underlying granular soil (D. H. Murphy) [examined].