Strumigenys eggersi Emery, 1890

Jallow, Mamudou & Gomez, Kiko, 2024, Intriguing additions of exotic and invasive ants to The Gambia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 146, pp. 1-12 : 8

Strumigenys eggersi Emery, 1890

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First record in Africa.

Surprising record of this South American species. It belongs to the gundlachi -complex in the Strumigenys gundlachi group. Species of this group presents a series of denticles close to the apical teeth that are not present in any other Afrotropical species. It has also been recently reported as exotic from American Samoa and Singapore ( WETTERER, 2018).

MATERIAL EXAMINED: The Gambia: West Coast : Gambia College Mosque (Brikama) 20 m. 13.28441, -16.65637, Ruderal. Wetterer, J. 17/11/2022, Hand collected, Foraging [ KGCOL02519 ]

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Fig.6 Strumigenys eggersi Emery, 1890 (CASENT0625429), Ecuador. Worker. A, Head frontal view. B, Habitus lateral view. © Antweb.