Strumigenys panopla Bolton, 2000

Musfira, S. H., Rafi, M., Gusti, M., Putri, D. H. & Satria, R., 2022, New data on the genus Strumigenys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Sumatra, Zoosystematica Rossica (Zoosyst. Rossica) 31 (1), pp. 74-86 : 81-82

Strumigenys panopla Bolton, 2000

( Fig. 4A–D )

Strumigenys panopla Bolton, 2000: 874 (worker; type locality: West Malaysia, Pahang, Genting highlands, Awana , 950 m).

Material examined. Indonesia, West Sumatra Prov., Padang Panjang, Tandikek Mt. , 0°25′50.9″S 100°19′11.0″E, ca. 1400 m, secondary forest, 25.VIII.2020, 4 workers (individual code SEMUT- 7vi2021 A), S.H. Musfira, M. Rafi & M. Gusti leg.

Distribution. This species was known only from West Malaysia, according to the original description ( Bolton, 2000).

Remarks. New record for Sumatra. Nothing is known about the bionomics of S. panopla . We collected this species using Winkler extraction from the leaf litter layer of disturbed forest along the hiking trail on the Tandikek Mountain.

Figures

Fig. 4. Strumigenys panopla Bolton, 2000, worker (individual code SEMUT7vi2021A). A, head in dorsal view; B, body in lateral view; C, gaster in dorsal view; D, body in dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.25 mm (A), 0.5 mm (B–D).