Meranoplus sylvarius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Myrmicinae
Tribus: Meranoplini
Genus: Meranoplus
Species: Meranoplus sylvarius

Name

• Meranoplus sylvarius Boudinot & Fisher, 2013: 333, figs. 10, 23, 28, 29, 57–62, 66

Holotype: BLF 14131, 23–24Apr2006 (CASC: CASENT017529), worker.

Type locality: MADAGASCAR: Fianarantsoa, Vevembe, 22°47.46’ S, 47°10.91’ E, 600 m, rainforest transition to montane forest.

Etymology: The name is Latin for “forester”, as this species is unique in the Malagasy Meranoplus fauna for its restriction to rainforest habitat.

References

• Boudinot, B.E.; B.L. Fisher 2013: A taxonomic revision of the Meranoplus F. Smith of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) with keys to species and diagnosis of the males. Zootaxa 3635(4): 301–339. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3635.4.1 Reference page.