Strumigenys kakothema

Identification
Bolton (2000) – A member of the ebbae complex in the Strumigenys koningsbergeri-group. See Strumigenys incomposita.

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

Nomenclature

 *  kakothema. Strumigenys kakothema Bolton, 2000: 845, fig. 450 (w.q.) INDONESIA (Sumatra).

Worker
Holotype. TL 2.3, HL 0.64, HW 0.54, CI 84, ML 0.27, MI 42, SL 0.32, SI 59, PW 0.28, AL 0.66. With characters of ebbae-complex. Preapical tooth conical and very weakly recurved, its length about half width of mandible at point where it arises; preapical tooth located close to apicodorsal tooth, on narrowed apical section of mandible. Inner margin of mandible shallowly convex proximal of preapical tooth, sharp-edged; without a translucent lamella but the margin prominent and appearing sub-lamellate. Outer margin of mandible straight or may be very shallowly concave in the basal third (in the paratypes some have outer margins of both mandibles more or less straight, some have one straight and the other weakly concave, some have both shallowly concave). Preocular concavity in ventrolateral margin of head broad and shallow. Upper scrobe margins evenly divergent from frontal lobes posteriorly; outer arc of eye visible in full-face view. Vertex reticulate-punctate. Dorsum of head in profile with short erect hairs along occipital margin and numerous erect hairs anterior to this; with several pairs in front of highest point of vertex and the anteriormost pair at about level of eye. Pronotal dorsum with two to several pairs of short standing hairs. Mesonotum with one or more pairs of short erect hairs. Katepisternum smooth, metapleuron and side of propodeum mostly to entirely smooth. Bullae of femoral glands present but inconspicuous on middle and hind legs. Lamella on propodeal declivity with posterior (free) margin shallowly concave. Disc of postpetiole smooth. Standing hairs on first gastral tergite simple.

Paratypes. TL 2.1-2.3, HL 0.61-0.64, HW 0.50-0.54, CI 82-84, ML 0.26-0.27, MI 41-43, SL 0.30-0.32, SI 56-63, PW 0.26-0.28, AL 0.58-0.68 (10 measured).

Dimensions of non-paratypic workers. HL 0.64 - 0.66, HW 0.51-0.53, CI 80, ML 0.25-0.28, MI 39-42, SL 0.30-0.32, SI 59-61 (5 measured).

Type Material
Holotype worker, Indonesia: Sumatra, Jambi, W Mt Tujuh Lake, 1400 m., 14.xi.1989, #17 (Agosti, Lobl & Burckhardt). Paratypes. 21 workers, 2 queens with same data as holotype (MHNG,, ).