Strumigenys xenos

Bolton (2000) - This species is a workerless inquiline in nests of in both Australia (New South Wales and Victoria) and New Zealand (Taylor 1968). What is known of the inquiline’s biology is summarised by Brown (1955).

Identification
Bolton (2000) - A member of the signeae complex in the Strumigenys godeffroyi-group. Differentiation of Strumigenys perplexa and xenos queens is outlined in both Brown (1955) and Taylor (l968a).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia, New Zealand.

Nomenclature

 *  xenos. Strumigenys xenos Brown, 1955h: 182 (q.) AUSTRALIA. See also: Bolton, 2000: 971.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Taylor R. W. 1968. The Australian workerless inquiline ant, Strumigenys xenos Brown (Hymenoptera - Formicidae) recorded from New Zealand. New Zealand Entomologist 4(1): 47-49