Strumigenys gemella

Identification
A member of the gundlachi complex in the Strumigenys gundlachi group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Colombia.

Nomenclature

 *  gemella. Strumigenys gemella Kempf, 1975a: 416, fig. 5 (w.) COLOMBIA. Combination in Pyramica: Bolton, 1999: 1673; in Strumigenys: Baroni Urbani & De Andrade, 2007: 120. See also: Bolton, 2000: 185.

Worker
Bolton (2000) - TL 2.6-2.8, HL 0.62-0.64, HW 0.47-0.49, CI 76-78, ML 0.37-0.39, MI 59-61, SL 0.35-0.37, AL 0.69-0.73 (measurements from Kempf, 1975). Characters of gundlachi complex; very closely related to Strumigenys laevipleura and matching the description of that species except as follows.

1 Inner margin of mandible proximal of basal most denticle distinctly sinuous.

2 Proximal (basal most) preapical denticle much larger than the two more distally located denticles.

3 Short but distinct basigastral costulae present.

4 First gastral tergite with a narrow anterior spongiform collar.

5 First gastral stemite with a weak but distinct spongiform pad anteriorly.

Type Material
Bolton (2000) - Holotype and paratype workers, COLOMBIA: Valle, Pichinde Valley, SW of Cali, 1 570 m. , 22.iii. 1967, rain forest (R. B. Root & w.L. Brown) (examined).