Strumigenys xenomastax (Bolton, 2000) valid

Pyramica xenomastax Bolton, 2000: 471 (w.q.m.) NEW GUINEA (Papua New Guinea). Australasia.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Papua New Guinea: Ambunti, 4°13’S, 142°49’E, 150 m., 12.ii.1989, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood) rainforest, #10186-28 (P.S. Ward). Primary type depository: BMNH. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 2 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen, 1 paratype male. Secondary type locality: 2 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen, 1 paratype male with same data as holotype but 50 m., 2.vii.1980, ex rotten log, lowland rainforest, #4648 (P.S. Ward). Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MCZC.