Myrmica curvispinosa

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: Myrmicini
Genus: Myrmica
Species: Myrmica curvispinosa

Name

• Myrmica curvispinosa Bharti & Sharma, 2013

Holotype: PUAC, Worker.

Type locality: India, Himachal Pardesh, Shoja, 31.568069°N, 77.372096°E, 2700 m.

Etymology: The species is named after the shape of propodeal spines, which are curved at the tips.

References

• Bharti, H.; Sharma, Y.P. 2013: Three new species of genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Himalaya. Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology, 16: 123–130. DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2012.12.006.