Strumigenys eidechthes

Identification
Bolton (2000) - A member of the Strumigenys akalles-group. See notes under Strumigenys akalles.

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

Nomenclature

 *  eidechthes. Strumigenys eidechthes Bolton, 2000: 749, fig. 421 (w.) WEST MALAYSIA.

Worker
Holotype. TL 2.5, HL 0.70, HW 0.57, CI 81, ML 0.14, MI 20, SL 0.34, SI 60, PW 0.28, AL 0.70. In full-face view with mandibles fully closed the length of the left preapical tooth is distinctly greater than the distance between the base of the tooth and the base of the mandible. Leading edge of scape with fine soft projecting hairs that are longer than the maximum width of the scape. Dorsolateral margin of head with abundant freely laterally projecting hairs that are very long, fine and flagellate; the longest of them subequal to the length of the scape. Erect hairs on cephalic dorsum, promesonotum and first gastral tergite dense, all long to very long, extremely fine and flagellate. Clypeus glassy smooth, contrasting strongly with the densely reticulate-punctate cephalic dorsum. Pronotal dorsum almost entirely smooth; mesonotum with traces of superficial sculpture.

Paratypes. TL 2.6-2.7, HL 0.74-0.78, HW 0.57-0.60, CI 76-79, ML 0.14-0.15, MI 18-19, SL 0.34-0.36, SI 59-61, PW 0.28-0.32, AL 0.68-0.74 (5 measured). Averaging slightly larger than holotype but standard indices within same range; otherwise identical.

Type Material
Holotype worker, Malaysia: Trengganu, Gn. Lawit, 1974 (T. Clay).

Paratypes. 9 workers, Indonesia: W Java, Cibodas, 50 km. E Bogor, 1 400 m., 3-6.xi.1989, #2a (Agosti, Lobl & Burckhardt) (, BMNH, ).