Biology:Strumigenys hispida

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Short description: Species of ant

Strumigenys hispida
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7625349 entry