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Strumigenys hispida

Strumigenys hispida is a species of yellow ant up to 3 mm in length. It is endemic to Taiwan.

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Strumigenys hispida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Strumigenys
Species:
S. hispida
Binomial name
Strumigenys hispida
Lin & Wu, 1996

Strumigenys hispida is a species of yellow ant up to 3 mm in length. It is endemic to Taiwan.1

This ant is very similar to Strumigenys solifontis but there are several distinguishing features including much more prominent lamellae on the propodeum, and thorax with a flatter upper profile.1

References

References

  1. Lin, Chung-Chi; Wu, Wen-Jer (1996). "Revision of the ant genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Taiwan". Chinese Journal of Entomology. 16: 137–152.