Strumigenys flagellata

Strumigenys flagellata (lat.) Is a species of small earthen ants from the subfamily Myrmicinae . Australia Small ants (about 2 mm) with a heart-shaped head, extended posteriorly. It is similar to Strumigenys semicompta , from which it differs by the presence of long setae on the upper edge of the antennal grooves and on the shoulder angles of the pronotum. Mandibles short triangular (with several teeth, usually 5). Pronotum is bordered dorsolaterally. The eyes in the front view are not visible, as they are hidden in the antennal grooves. The stalk between the breast and the abdomen consists of two segments: the petiolus and postpetiolus (the latter is clearly separated from the abdomen), the sting is developed, pupae are naked (without cocoon). Specialized coleball hunters. The species was first described in 1962 by the Australian worldmecologist Robert Taylor under the original name Codiomyrmex flagellatus , and later was also included in the genera Glamyromyrmex and Pyramica ^{[1] [2]} .