Strumigenys paranax

Strumigenys paranax (lat.) Is a species of small earthen ants from the subfamily Myrmicinae . Africa : Gabon , Cameroon . Small ants (about 2 mm) with a heart-shaped head, extended posteriorly. Eyes are small, of 4 ommatidia. Dorsum of head with 6 spaced hairs located in two transverse rows: 2 in front and 4 in the back at the occipital margin. Propodeum angular with a pair of teeth. They have long mandibles (head length HL 0.45-0.46 mm, head width HW 0.32-0.34 mm, mandibular index MI 37-41). It is included in the arnoldi -complex complex along with related species Strumigenys irrorata , Strumigenys katapelta and Strumigenys dextra , which also lack a preapical tooth on the left mandible. The main color is brownish yellow. Mandibles long, narrow (with several teeth). 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 1983 by the English worldmecologist Barry Bolton ^{[1] [2] [3]} .