Superfamily FORMICOIDEA 1405 



Strumigenys eggersi var. banillensis Santschi, 1930. Soc. Roy. Ent. d'Egypte, Bui. (n. s.), p. 



80. 5. 

 Strumigenys bierigi Santschi, 1930. Soc. Roy. Ent. d'Egypte, Bui. (n. s.), p. 80. 5. 

 Strumigenys (Strumigenys) eggersi var. isthmica Santschi, 1931. Rev. de Ent. 1:276. 5. 

 Strumigenys (Strumigenys) eggersi infuscata Weber, 1934. Rev. de Ent. 4:35. 5,9. 

 Strumigenys (Strumigenys) eggersi var. berlesei Weber, 1934. Rev. de Ent. 4:36. $ . 



Taxonomy: Brown, 1960 (1959). Psyche 66:37-45 (worker, female). —Brown, 1962. Psyche 

 69:249, 257, 264. 



Biology: Weber, 1952. Amer. Mus. Novitates 1554:4-5. 



Genus SMITHISTRUMA Brown 



Cephaloxys Smith, 1864. Linn. Soc. London, Jour. 8:77. Preocc. by Signoret, 1847. 



Type-species: Cephaloxys capitata Smith. Monotypic. 

 Smithistruma Browm, 1948. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 74:104-106. 



Type-species: Strum-igenys pulchella Emery. Orig. desig. 

 Smithistruma subg. Wessonistruma Brovm, 1948. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 74:106. 



Type-species: Strumigenys pergandei Emery. Orig. desig. 

 Smithistruma subg. Weberistruma Brown, 1948. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 74:106-107. 



Type-species: Strumigenys (Cephaloxys) leptothrix Wheeler. Orig. desig. 

 Smithistruma subg. Platystruma Browrn, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 50:112. 



Type-species: Strumigenys (Cephaloxys) depressiceps Wheeler. Orig. desig. 



Ants of this genus nest in small colonies in the soil, various tyi)es of soil cover, rotting logs and 

 stumps, and beneath objects. They are most frequently collected in berlese funnels of samples of 

 leaf litter, duff, etc. Food consists almost exclusively of Collembola. 



Revision: Emery, 1895. Zool. Jahrb., Abt. f. System. 8:32&-329. —Wheeler, 1908. Amer. Mus. 

 Nat. Hist, Bui. 24:148. —Smith, 1931. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 24:691-710. —Wesson and 

 Wesson, 1939. Psyche 46:91-112. —Brown, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 50:55-92 (key to spp.). 



Taxonomy: Wheeler and Wheeler, 1954. Psyche 61:141-145 (larvae). 



Biology: Brown, 1950. Brooklyn Ent. Soc., Bui. 45:87-89. —Wilson, 1953. Ent. Soc. Amer., 

 Ann. 46:485-487. —Brown and Wilson, 1960 (1959). Quart. Rev. BioL 34:282. —Brown, 1964. 

 Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 89:183-200. 

 abdita (Wesson and Wesson). Pa., Va., N. C, Ohio, 111., Iowa. Ecology: Nests are found under 

 rocks in the soil. 

 Strumigenys (Cephaloxys) abdita Wesson and Wesson, 1939. Psyche 46:95, 109. 9 . 



Taxonomy: BrowTi, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 50:89-90 (worker, female). —Brown, 1964. 

 Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 89:189-190, 199-200. 

 angfulata (Smith). 111., Ala., Miss. Ecology: Colonies fovmd in a rotten pine stump; some 

 specimens found in nest of Strumigenys louisianae Roger. 

 Strumigenys (Cephaloxys) angulata Smith, 1931. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 24:691, 697. 5 . 



Taxonomy: Smith, 1932. Ent. News 43:157-158 (also biology). —Wesson and Wesson, 1939. 

 Psyche 46:110. — Brown, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 50:54-55 (worker, female). 

 bimarg^nata (Wesson and Wesson). Ohio, 111. Ecology: Specimens found in soil cover. 



Strumigenys (Cephaloxys) bimarginata Wesson and Wesson, 1939. Psyche 46:95-97. 5 . 



Taxonomy: Brown, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 50:62-63 (worker, female). 

 bunki Brown. Ga., Fla, Miss., La. Ecology: Nests are found in the soiL 



Smithistruma (Smithistruma) bunki Brown, 1950. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 76:41-42. 5. 



Taxonomy: Brown, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 50:82-84 (worker, female). — Brown, 1964. 

 Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 89:190. 

 califomica Brown. Calif. 



Smithistruma (Smithistruma) califomica Brown, 1950. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 76:40-41. 



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Taxonomy: Brown, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 50:85-86. 



