Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and in soil, rotting wood, under stones, or in trees.
Barry Bolton is an English myrmecologist, an expert on the classification, systematics, and taxonomy of ants, who long worked at the Natural History Museum, London. He is known especially for monographs on African and Asian ants, and for encyclopaedic global works, including the Identification Guide to Ant Genera (1994), A New General Catalogue of Ants of the World, Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae (2003), and Bolton's Catalogue of Ants of the World: 1758-2005 (2007). Now retired, Bolton is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and Myrmecologist, Biodiversity Division, Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London.
Strumigenys xenos is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is found in Australia and New Zealand.
Strumigenys is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Strumigenys emmae is a species of ant in the genus Strumigenys. It is 1.5 millimeters long and is yellowish brown, has a 4 segmented antennae, small eyes, and has hairs on the head, mesosoma, and petiole that are mostly scale-like or orbicular. They are difficult to find other than when encountered in leaf litter samples or pitfall traps. They are normally slow moving, but they can move fast when disturbed. The species first strike usually kills its prey. The species colony is small. It is most often found in beach margins and agricultural areas.
Strumigenys trada is a species of ant that was discovered and described by Lin, C. C. & Wu, W. J. in 1996.
Strumigenys formosensis is a species of ant endemic to Taiwan. It is widely distributed within the island at low and middle elevations.
Strumigenys godeffroyi is a species of ant. This is a very widespread species found in South East Asia as far east as southern India and Sri Lanka, and also Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, New Guinea, northern Australia and much of Oceania.
Strumigenys hispida is a species of yellow ant up to 3 mm in length. It is endemic to Taiwan.
Strumigenys lichiaensis is a species of yellow ant up to 2.8 mm in length. It is endemic to Taiwan.
Strumigenys liukueiensis is a species of ant endemic to Taiwan.
Strumigenys nanzanensis is a species of yellow ant endemic to Taiwan.
Strumigenys inopinata is a species in the genus Strumigenys. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Strumigenys lewisi, is one of more than 185 species in the genus Strumigenys. It is found in Philippines, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, North Korea, Japan, Malta, and South Korea. The ant is sometimes known as Japanese ant, due to its type specimen was found from Japan.
Strumigenys veddha, is one of more than 185 species in the genus Strumigenys. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Strumigenys louisianae is a species of higher myrmicine in the family Formicidae.
Anochetus ghilianii is a species of ant of the subfamily Ponerinae, which is native to Morocco, and it also has a not confirmed status in Gibraltar and Spain, as scientists are not sure whether its native or exotic due having a very low area where it lives in the Iberian peninsula.
Strumigenys ayersthey is a species of ant found in Chocó region of Ecuador. It is the only species belonging to the group of Strumigenys that has long jaw, bigger jaw structure and lacks stretches in its cuticule.