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Strumigenys
Sign in to saveStrumigenys is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a widespread, speciose genus of small ants with cryptic lifestyles that are predators of small arthropod prey.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyFormicidae
Strumigenys is a predominantly tropical genus, represented in California by a single, nonnative species, S. silvestrii Emery . Species in this genus whose biology has been studied are specialist predators of springtails and other small arthropods. References: Bolton (1999, 2000), Brown (1959f), Brown and Wilson (1959b), Dejean (1987), Wilson (1954a).
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- Nesting and Foraging
- Relationships with other ants
- Trap-jaw mandibles
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Strumigenys is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a widespread, speciose genus of small ants with cryptic lifestyles that are predators of small arthropod prey.
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