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Species: Strumigenys godeffroyi   Mayr, 1866 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866a PDF: 516 (w.) SAMOA. Oceania. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Mayr, 1887 PDF: 569 (q.); Imai, Brown, et al. 1984: 68 (k.).
Senior synonym of Strumigenys butteli, Strumigenys indica: Brown, 1949d: 17; of Strumigenys geococci: Bolton, 2000: 791.
See also: Bingham, 1903 PDF: 149.

Taxon Page Images:

Strumygenys cf godeffroyi hunting and stinging a springtail, Kerala, Western Ghats India. Evergreen forest, 400m MSL.Dr Kalesh Sadasivan.

Distribution:

(based on species list records)   Species is introduced to: Afrotropical, Malagasy, Nearctic, Neotropical, Palearctic bioregions.

Afrotropical Region: Africa, Eastern Africa
Australasia Region: Australia, Makira-Ulawa, Manus, New Caledonia, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
Indomalaya Region: Asia, Borneo, India, Indonesia, Krakatau Islands, Lampung, Malaysia, Philippines, Sabah, Singapore, South-Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Sri Lanka
Malagasy Region: Mauritius, Rodrigues, Seychelles
Nearctic Region: United States
Oceania Region: Ba, Bua, Cakaudrove, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Kadavu, Lau, Lomaiviti, Macuata, Marshall Islands, Melanesia, Micronesia, Micronesia, Namosi, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Pohnpei, Polynesia, Ra, Rewa, Samoa, Serua, Sonsorol, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamasaga, Wallis and Futuna

Distribution Notes:

Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii

Biology:

A tramp species known from the Oriental and Australian Regions. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Mauritius.

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name Status Publication Pages ModsID GoogleMaps
Strumigenys godeffroyi   Emery, C., 1893, Voyage de M. E. Simon à l'île de Ceylan (janvier - février 1892). 3 e Mémoire. Formicides., Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 62, pp. 239-258: 11, (download) 11 3767
Strumigenys godeffroyi n. sp.  Mayr, G., 1866, Myrmecologische Beitraege., Sitzungsberichte der Koenigliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 53, pp. 484-517: 33-34, (download) 33-34 4365
Strumigenys godeffroyi   Lin, C. C. & Wu, W. J., 1996, Revision of the ant genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Taiwan., Chinese Journal of Entomology 16, pp. 137-152: 143-144, (download) 143-144 20244

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 20 times found in primary rainforest, 16 times found in disturbed forest, 6 times found in secondary forest, 3 times found in secondary rainforest, 4 times found in rainforest, 5 times found in forest, 5 times found in montane rainforest, 1 times found in forest fragment, 1 times found in tropical rainforest, 2 times found in mature wet forest, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 35 times sifted litter, 2 times sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), 1 times nesting in log, 5 times sifted leaf litter, 1 times under tree bark, 3 times ex sifted leaf litter, 1 times ex rotten stick on ground, 1 times nest under stone, 2 times foraging on log, 1 times nest under bark at base of tree, 1 times nest in dead tree branch, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 35 times L, 12 times H, 7 times Winkler, 5 times hand collection, 6 times hand, 1 times 2 Maxi Winks, 3 times davis-sifting; incidental aspirated, 2 times hand picked from sifted litter, 1 times 9 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 1 times under bark, 1 times aspirating; PB bait, ...

Elevations: collected from 50 - 1095 meters, 337 meters average

Type specimens: syntype of Strumigemys godefroyi indica: casent0909312; syntype of Strumigenys godeffroyi: casent0915692; syntype of Strumigenys godeffroyi butteli: casent0909311



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