Strumigenys miniteras

Identification
Close to Strumigenys emmae and Strumigenys sutrix but immediately differentiated from both by the presence in miniteras of erect simple hairs on the occipital margin, small slender hairs on the promesonotum that contrast strongly with the broad cephalic pilosity, and presence of longitudinal rugulae on the pronotal dorsum.

Identification Keys including this Taxon

 * Key to Australian Strumigenys Species

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  miniteras. Strumigenys miniteras Bolton, 2000: 952 (w.) AUSTRALIA.

Worker
HOLOTYPE. TL 1.8, HL 0.46, HW 0.36, CI 78, ML 0.14, MI 30, SL 0.22, SI 61, PW 0.23, AL 0.44. Closely related to emmae and answering the description of that species except as follows. Preapical dentition of mandible consists of a spiniform preapical tooth and a low bluntly rounded tubercle or welt that occupies most of the length of the inner margin between the preapical tooth and the apicodorsal tooth. Orbicular hairs of cephalic dorsum large and conspicuous; dorsolateral margin of head with a remiform apicoscrobal hair present and also with a second, similar but smaller hair that is located more posteriorly, on the margin of the occipital lobe. Occipital margin of head with 2 - 4 erect hairs. Ground-pilosity of pronotal dorsum of small spatulate hairs, contrasting strongly with the large orbicular hairs of the head. Pronotal dorsum weakly punctulate and with fine and quite dense longitudinal rugulae; mesonotum reticulate-punctate. Disc of postpetiole smooth.

PARATYPE. TL 1.7-1.8, HL 0.44-0.46, HW 0.35-0.37, CI 78-82, ML 0.13-0.15, MI 30-32, SL 0.21-0.22, SI 59-61, PW 0.21-0.24, AL 0.42 - 0.46 (6 measured).