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Strumigenys xenos

Strumigenys xenos is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a permanent social parasite, which forms no workers and lives in the nests of its host Strumigenys perplexa. It is found in Australia and New Zealand. Its IUCN Red List status was last updated in 01 August 1996, and could be outdated.

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Strumigenys xenos
S. xenos dealate queen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Strumigenys
Species:
S. xenos
Binomial name
Strumigenys xenos
Brown, 1955

Strumigenys xenos is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a permanent social parasite, which forms no workers and lives in the nests of its host Strumigenys perplexa.2 It is found in Australia and New Zealand.1 Its IUCN Red List status was last updated in 01 August 1996, and could be outdated.

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References

  1. Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Strumigenys xenos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T20941A9237797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20941A9237797.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Taylor, R.W. (1968). "The Australian workerless inquiline ant Strumigenys xenos Brown (Hymenoptera-Formicidae) recorded from New Zealand". New Zealand Entomologist. 4 (1): 47–49. Bibcode:1968NZEnt...4...47T. doi:10.1080/00779962.1968.9722888.
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