Strumigenys gemella

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
A member of the gundlachi complex in the Strumigenys gundlachi group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Colombia.

Nomenclature

 *  gemella. Strumigenys gemella Kempf, 1975a: 416, fig. 5 (w.) COLOMBIA. Combination in Pyramica: Bolton, 1999: 1673; in Strumigenys: Baroni Urbani & De Andrade, 2007: 120. See also: Bolton, 2000: 185.

Worker
Bolton (2000) - TL 2.6-2.8, HL 0.62-0.64, HW 0.47-0.49, CI 76-78, ML 0.37-0.39, MI 59-61, SL 0.35-0.37, AL 0.69-0.73 (measurements from Kempf, 1975). Characters of gundlachi complex; very closely related to Strumigenys laevipleura and matching the description of that species except as follows.

1 Inner margin of mandible proximal of basal most denticle distinctly sinuous.

2 Proximal (basal most) preapical denticle much larger than the two more distally located denticles.

3 Short but distinct basigastral costulae present.

4 First gastral tergite with a narrow anterior spongiform collar.

5 First gastral stemite with a weak but distinct spongiform pad anteriorly.

Type Material
Bolton (2000) - Holotype and paratype workers, COLOMBIA: Valle, Pichinde Valley, SW of Cali, 1 570 m. , 22.iii. 1967, rain forest (R. B. Root & w.L. Brown) (examined).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bolton, B. 2000. The Ant Tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 65
 * Ulyssea M. A., C. R. F. Brandao. 2013. Catalogue of Dacetini and Solenopsidini ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Papies Avulsos de Zoologia 53(14): 187-209.