Strumigenys daspleta

Identification
Bolton (2000) – A member of the Strumigenys mnemosyne-group. For discussion of this species see under Strumigenys mnemosyne.

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

Nomenclature

 *  daspleta. Pyramica daspleta Bolton, 2000: 445 (w.) BORNEO. Combination in Strumigenys: Baroni Urbani & De Andrade, 2007: 118

Worker
Holotype. TL 1.6, HL 0.42, HW 0.34, CI 81, ML 0.07, MI 17, SL 0.18, SI 53, PW 0.20, AL 0.41. With the characters of the group and answering the general description of mnemosyne, but differing as follows.

1 Leading edge of scape with 2-3 elongate straight hairs that project anterodorsally.

2 With head in full-face view the dorsolateral margin from the frontal lobe to the occipital corner with 6 or more freely projecting hairs.

3 Posterior margins of occipital lobes with a fenestra-like or blister-like area of translucent cuticle that extends more than half the length of the margin on each side.

4 Standing hairs on cephalic dorsum short and stubbly, abundant, too numerous to count easily.

5 Standing hairs on dorsal alitrunk short and stubbly, abundant, not arranged in distinct pairs.

6 Node of petiole in profile with the dorsal outline broadly rounded.

Type Material
Holotype worker, Malaysia: Sarawak, Gn. Penrissen, 1000 m., 23.v.1994, no. 9a (Burckhardt & Lobl).