Strumigenys dohertyi Emery, 1897

Tang, Kit Lam & Guénard, Benoit, 2023, Further additions to the knowledge of Strumigenys (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) within South East Asia, with the descriptions of 20 new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 907, pp. 1-144 : 41-42

Strumigenys dohertyi Emery, 1897

Fig. 5G–I ; Table 2

Strumigenys dohertyi Emery, 1897: 576 (w.) MYANMAR. Indomalaya.

Strumigenys inezae Forel, 1905: 12 (synonymized by Bolton 2000: 397).

Smithistruma (Smithistruma) lamellignatha Brown, 1953: 119 , pl. 3 fig. 33 (synonymized by Bolton 2000: 397).

Strumigenys inezae var. taipingensis Forel, 1913: 83 (synonymized by Bolton 2000: 397).

Strumigenys (Cephaloxys) dohertyi – Emery 1924: 325.

Strumigenys (Smithistruma) dohertyi – Brown 1948: 105.

Pyramica dohertyi – Bolton 1999: 1673.

Strumigenys dohertyi – Baroni Urbani & De Andrade 2007: 118.

Material examined

MAINLAND CHINA – Hainan Province • 1 worker; Bawangling, BWLS6; 19.10423° N, 109.17608° E; 7 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 12 random; IBBL • 5 workers; Bawangling, BWLS8; 19.08559° N, 109.19128° E; 9 Jul. 2016; L. Wang leg.; Winkler , 4 corners; IBBL • 6 workers; same collection data as for preceding; Winkler, 12 random; IBBL • 1 worker; same collection data as for preceding; Winkler, 12 random; IBBL .

THAILAND – Tak Province • 2 workers, 1 queen; Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary; 26 Feb. 2016; Sk. Yamane leg.; hand collection; KUM TH16 -SKY-116 . – Trang Province • 1 worker; Khao Chong ; 7.54692° N, 99.79557° E; 30 Dec. 2018; IBBL members leg.; Winkler, 4 corners; IBBL .

Measurements

Workers

TL 2.6, HL 0.62–0.64, HW 0.49–0.50, MandL 0.16–0.17, SL 0.31–0.32, EL 0.015 –0.016, PW 0.23– 0.24, ML 0.37–0.40, PL 0.18, PH 0.11, DPW 0.11–0.12, PPL 0.09–0.11, GL 0.35–0.39, CI 77–80, MI 26, SI 63–64, OI 13–14, LPI 59–60, DPI 62–63 (n= 2).

Geographic range

Bhutan, mainland China (Guangxi, Hainan), Indonesia (Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sumatra), Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam.

New record for Hainan.

Ecology

Collected in secondary forest.

Comments

Another common species in the Oriental and Sino-Japanese realms, which was also recorded in Guangxi Province, hence Hainan Province falls within the geographical range of the species. The presence in Guangdong Province of mainland China, as well as Cambodia and Laos, seems likely.

Figures

Fig. 5. New species records of Strumigenys Smith, 1860 in full-face, profile and dorsal views. A–C. Worker of S. assamensis De Andrade, 1994 from Vietnam (LSF1694). D–F. Worker of S. canina (Brown & Boisvert, 1979) from Hainan, mainland China (HNA-00095). G–I. Worker of S. dohertyi Emery, 1897 from Hainan, mainland China (HNA-0067).