Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Formicidae

Strumigenys sauteri (Forel, 1912) Figure 34

Material examined.

CHINA, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna: XTBG (21.918°N, 101.271°E), Secondary forest, 05.vi.2013, 10 workers, 581m, Winkler sifting, B. Guénard, B. Blanchard and C. Liu; XTBG (21.917°N, 101.274°E), Secondary forest, 08.vi.2013, 3 workers, 625m, Winkler sifting, B. Guénard, B. Blanchard and C. Liu; Kilometer 55 station (21.962°N, 101.200°E), Rain forest, 13.vi.2013, 9 workers, 805m, Winkler sifting, B. Guénard, B. Blanchard and C. Liu; Kilometer 55 station (21.963°N, 101.201°E), Rain forest, 13.vi.2013, 3 workers, 815m, Winkler sifting, B. Guénard, B. Blanchard and C. Liu.

Distribution.

Widely distributed in Indo-Malayan subregions (Figure 34C).

Taxonomic note.

Strumigenys sauteri can be identified with the identification key given by Bolton (2000; treated as Pyramica sauteri).

Natural history.

Strumigenys sauteri has been collected from leaf litter in rain forest and secondary forest, and little is known about its bionomics.