Meranoplus sylvarius

Taxonavigation

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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