Strumigenys benulia

Identification
Bolton (2000) - A member of the cygarix complex in the Strumigenys caniophanes-group. See notes under Strumigenys dipsas.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Thailand.

Nomenclature

 *  benulia. Strumigenys benulia Bolton, 2000: 754 (w.) THAILAND.

Worker
Holotype. TL 2.1, HL 0.56, HW 0.39, CI 70, ML 0.21, MI 38, SL 0.28, SI 72, PW 0.24, AL 0.56. Mandible with a small preapical tooth, located close to the apicodorsal tooth. Dorsolateral margin of head in full-face view with at least 6 freely laterally projecting flagellate hairs: one just posterior to frontal lobe, one just before and one just behind level of eye, one in apicoscrobal position, 2-3 posterior to this on lateral margin of occipital lobe. Cephalic dorsum with fine curved standing hairs numerous, arising from in front of level of eye to occipital margin. Dorsum of head densely reticulate-punctate and with some small feeble rugulae. Apical funicular segment moderately constricted basally. Promesonotal dorsum and side of pronotum sharply densely punctate. Mesopleuron, metapleuron and side of propodeum mostly smooth and shining. Anterior coxae finely reticulate-punctate. Pronotal humeral hair flagellate. Dorsal alitrunk with numerous erect subflagellate to flagellate fine hairs, at least 4 pairs present on mesonotum. First gastral tergite with numerous long fine filiform to flagellate hairs. Dorsal surface of hind femur with a spaced row of standing hairs; dorsal (outer) surfaces of hind tibia and basitarsus each with long erect freely projecting filiform or flagellate hairs. Propodeal teeth short, triangular and acute. Petiole in profile not claviform, with a differentiated anterior face to node.

Type Material
Holotype worker, Thailand: Kaeng Krachan N. P., 13.xi.1985, no. 26 (Burckhardt & Lobl).