Superfamily FORMICOIDEA 1403 



Taxonomy: Kempf, 1951. Rev. de Ent. 22:156-157, 233. —Wheeler and Wheeler, 1954. Wash. 

 Acad. Sci., Jour. 44:156-157 (larvae). —Kempf, 1973. Studia Ent. 16: 457-460 (syn. of 

 Paracryptocerus and Hypocryptocerus). 

 rohweri (Wheeler), n. comb. S. Ariz.; Mexico. Ecology: Arboreal. 



Cryptocerus (Cyathocephalus) rohweri Wheeler, 1916. New England Zool. Club, Proc. 6:32. 



Taxonomy: Kempf, 1958. Studia Ent. 1:129-132. — Snelling, 1968. Los Angeles Co., Mus., 

 Contrib. Sci. 132:5-9. 



Biology: Smith, 1947. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 49:34-37. — Creighton and Nutting, 1965. Psyche 

 72: 59-64 (habits and distribution). 

 texanus (Santschi), n. comb. S. Tex.; Mexico. Ecology: Arboreal. 



Cryptocerus texanus Santschi, 1915. Soc. Ent. de France, Bui., p. 208. 9, %. 



Taxonomy: Kempf, 1958. Studia Ent. 1:123-127. 



Biology: Smith, 1947. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 49:37-40. —Creighton, 1954. Psyche 61:41-57. 

 —Creighton, 1963. Psyche 70:133-143. 

 varians (Smith), n. comb. Fla.; Central Amer., W. Indies. Ecology: Arboreal. 

 Cryptocerus varians Smith, 1876. London Ent. Soc., Trans., p. 606. 5 . 

 Cryptocerus (Cyathocephalus) varians var. jamaicensis Forel, 1922. Rev. Suisse de Zool. 

 30:97. 5. 



Taxonomy: Wheeler, 1905. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 21:102-104. —Wheeler and Wheeler, 

 1954. Wash. Acad. Sci., Jour. 44:156 (larva). —Kempf, 1958. Studia Ent. 1:155-158. 



Biology: Wheeler, 1932. N. Y. Ent. Soc., Jour. 40:11. —Smith, 1947. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 

 49:33. 



Tribe DACETINI 



Taxonomy: Brown, 1948. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 74:101-129 (preUminary generic revision of 

 higher Dacetini). —Brown, 1949. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 75:43-51. — Brovm, 1953. Amer. 

 Midland Nat. 50:1-137 (revisionary studies). —Wheeler and Wheeler, 1954. Psyche 

 61:111-145 Garvae). —Brown and Wilson, 1959. Quart. Rev. Biol. 34:278-294 (evolution of 

 dacetine ants). 



Genus STRUMIGENYS Smith 



Strumigenys Smith, I860. Jour. Ent. (London) 1:72. 



Type-species: Strumigenys mandibularis Smith. Monotypic. 

 Labidogenys Roger, 1862. Berlin. Ent. Ztschr. 6:249. 



Type-species: Labidogenys lyroessa Roger. Monotypic. 

 Pyramica Roger, 1862. Berlin. Ent. Ztschr. 6:251. 



Type-species: Pyramica gundlachi Roger. Monotypic. 

 Proscopomyrmex Patrizi, 1946. Bol. Inst. Ent. R. Univ. Bologna 15:294. 



Type-species: Proscopomyrmex londianensis Patrizi. Monotypic. 

 Eneria Donisthorpe, 1947. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 14:598. 



Type-species: Eneria excisa Donisthorpe. Monotypic. 



This genus is best represented in the tropical regions of the world; over 50 sjjecies are known 

 from the New World, but only four of these have been recorded from the United States. Three 

 of these four species are believed to have been introduced. Colonies are small and nests are 

 usuaUy found in leaf litter, plant cavities, rotting wood, or under objects. 



Revision: Emery, 1895. Zool. Jahrb., Abt. f. System. 8:325-326. —Wheeler, 1908. Amer. Mus. 

 Nat. Hist, Bui. 24:145-147. —Smith, 1931. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 24:688^91 (N. Amer.). 

 — Brovm, 1962. Psyche 69:238-267 (Neotropical species and key). 



Taxonomy: Brown, 1948. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 74:108. —Brown, 1949. Mushi 20:14. 



—Wheeler and Wheeler, 1954. Psyche 61:135 Oarvae). —Wheeler and Wheeler, 1960. Ent. 

 Soc. Wash., Proc. 62:25-26 (larvae). —Brown, 1959. Studia Ent. (n. s.) 2:25-30 (silvestrii 

 group). —Brown, 1960 (1959). Psyche 66:37-52 (gundlachi group). 



