Strumigenys F. Smith

Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68 : 37

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scientific name	Strumigenys F. Smith
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Genus Strumigenys F. Smith View in CoL

Strumigenys View in CoL is a predominantly tropical genus, represented in California by a single, nonnative species, S. silvestrii Emery. View in CoL Species in this genus whose biology has been studied are specialist predators of springtails and other small arthropods. References: Bolton (1999, 2000), Brown (1959f), Brown and Wilson (1959b), Dejean (1987), Wilson (1954a).

References

Bolton, B. (1999) Ant genera of the tribe Dacetonini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History, 33, 1639 - 1689.

Bolton, B. (2000) The ant tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 65, 1 - 1028.

Brown, W. L., Jr. (1959 f) The neotropical species of the ant genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith: group of silvestrii Emery. Studia Entomologica, (n. s.) 2, 25 - 30.

Brown, W. L., Jr. & Wilson, E. O. (1959 b) The evolution of the dacetine ants. Quarterly Review of Biology, 34, 278 - 294.

Dejean, A. (1987 ( 1986 )) Etude du comportement de predation dans le genre Strumigenys (Formicidae - Myrmicinae). Insectes Sociaux, 33, 388 - 405.

Wilson, E. O. (1954 a ( 1953 )) The ecology of some North American dacetine ants. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 46, 479 - 495.