1406 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



carolinensis Brown. N. C, S. C. Ecology: Specimens found in pine needle litter and oak leaf 

 mold. 



Smithistruma carolinensis Brown, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 89:185-186. 5. 

 cloydi Pfitzer. Tenn. (Knoxville). 



Smithistruma cloydi Pfitzer, 1951. Tenn. Acad. Sci., Jovtr. 16:198-200. 5. 



Taxonomy: Brown, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 89:191. 

 clypeata (Roger). N. J., Pa. s. to Fla., w. to 111., Ark., La. Ecology: Usually found in forested 

 areas where it nests in soil cover, under stones, and in rotten logs. 

 Strumigenys clipeata(\) Roger, 1863. Berlin. Ent. Ztschr. 7:213. 5 . 



Taxonomy: Mayr, 1887. Zool.-Bot. Gesell. Wien, Verh. 37:571 (worker, female). — Emery, 

 1895. Zool. Jahrb., Abt. f. System. 8:326, 328 (each caste). —Wheeler, 1908. Amer. Mus. 

 Nat. Hist., Bui. 24:148. —Smith, 1931. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 24:691, 699-700. —Brown, 



1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 50:58-59 (each caste). — Wheeler and Wheeler, 1954. Psyche 

 61:143 (larva). —Brown, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 89:191 (further distribution). 



Biology: Smith, 1932. Ent. News 43:159. —Dennis, 1938. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 31:291, 305. 

 —Wesson and Wesson, 1939. Psyche 46:93-94. —Smith, 1955. Brooklyn Ent. Soc., Bui. 

 50:28. —Wilson, 1953. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 46:486. 

 creightoni (Smith). D. C, N. C, Ga., Fla., Tenn., Ala. Ecology: Collections made from leaf 

 Utter. 

 Strum.igenys (Cephaloxys) creightoni Smith, 1931. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 24:692, 705. 5 . 



Taxonomy: Wesson and Wesson, 1939. Psyche 46:110. — Brown, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 

 50:80-81 (worker, female). —Brown, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 89:191. 

 dietrichi (Smith). Md. s. to Fla., w. to Ohio, 111., Ark., La. Ecology: Nests in or imder bark of 

 rotting logs or stumps; a few are known from leaf litter. Sometimes occurs in or near 

 nests of other ants. 

 Strumigenys {Cephaloxys) dietrichi Smith, 1931. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 24:691, 696. $ . 



Taxonomy: Smith, 1932. Ent. News 43:159. —Wesson and Wesson, 1939. Psyche 46:108. 

 — Brown, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 50:67-68 (worker, female). — Wheeler and Wheeler, 



1954. Psyche 61:143 (larva). —Brown, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 89:191-192. 



Biology: Kennedy and Schramm, 1933. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 26:95-96. —Dennis, 1938. Ent. 

 Soc. Amer., Ann. 31:270, 272-273, 291, 305. —Wilson, 1953. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 46:487. 

 filirrhina Brown. N. C, Mo. Ecology: Specimens taken in leaf mold. 



Smithistruma {Smithistruma) filirrhina Brown, 1950. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 76:37-38. 2 . 



Taxonomy: Brown, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 50:63-64. —Brown, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc., 

 Trans. 89:193. 

 filitalpa Brown. Ind., Ark. 



Smithistruma {Smithistruma) filitalpa Brown, 1950. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 76:39-40. 5 . 



Taxonomy: Brown, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 50:79-80. —Brown, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc., 

 Trans. 89:193-194. 

 laevinasis (Smith). Va., N. C, Tenn., Ala., Miss., 111. Ecology: Nests have been found in rotten 

 logs. 

 Strumigenys {Cephaloxys) clypeata var. Uievinasis Smith, 1931. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 

 24:691, 701. 9 . 



Taxonomy: Wesson and Wesson, 1939. Psyche 46:109. — Brown, 1953. Amer. Midland Nat. 

 50:61-62 (worker, female). —Brown, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 89:194, 199. 



Biology: Smith, 1932. Ent. News 43:159. 

 margaritae (Forel). Ga., Ala., Tex.; W. Indies, Mexico, Colombia Ecology: Specimens have 

 been found in soil cover. 

 Strumigenys margaritae Forel, 1893. London Ent. Soc., Trans, p. 378. 5, 9, 6. 



Taxonomy: Wheeler, 1908. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 24:148. —Smith, 1931. Ent. Soc. 

 Amer., Ann. 24:691, 692-693. —Wesson and Wesson, 1939. Psyche 46:108. —Brown, 1953. 

 Amer. Midland Nat. 50:108-110. —Brown, 1964. Amer. Ent. Soc., Trans. 89:194-195. 



