Strumigenys mixta Brown, 1953

Booher, Douglas B., 2021, The ant genus Strumigenys Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in western North America North of Mexico, Zootaxa 5061 (2), pp. 201-248 : 236

Strumigenys mixta Brown, 1953

Distribution. USA to Venezuela; in USA occurs in Arizona.

Comments. Strumigenys mixta has a spotty a native range from Venezuela to southern Guatemala and was most likely introduced in the USA. It has been collected several times among ornamental, irrigated landscapes at the University of Arizona, Pima, Arizona, and in residential areas of Yuma and Phoenix.

Material examined: USA, Arizona, Maricopa Co., Phoenix, nr 12th street and E. Northern Ave, 33.553333, -112.056667, 383 m, 3 Sep 2002, Residential Area , 1 dealate queen, coll. R.A. Johnson, Phx-LTER-V14#9, (casent0873026)[ RAJC] ; USA, Arizona, Maricopa Co., Phoenix, nr 12th street and E. Northern Ave , 33.553333, -112.056667, 383 m, 3-Sep-02, Residential Area , 1 worker, coll. R.A. Johnson, Phx-LTER-V14#8, (casent0873027)[ RAJC] ; USA, Arizona, Pima Co., University of Arizona Campus , 32.2315, -110.9545, 750 m, 28 Sep 2006, 2 workers, coll. M. Lanan, (casent0799765 & casent0799764)[ DBBC] ; USA, Arizona, Yuma Co., 1340 3rd st. space 111, Yuma trailer park, 32.72244, -114.6349, 40 m, 9 Aug 1996, urban area, at orange tree, 1 alate queen, coll. K.R. Helms & J. Corpuz, YD-96-4273, [ MCZC] .