Simopone dignita

Taxonavigation edit

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: Cerapachyinae
Tribus: Cerapachyini
Genus: Simopone
Species: Simopone dignita

Name edit

Simopone dignita Bolton & Fisher, 2012

Holotype: CASC, 8-12.xi.2002, BLF 6561, CASENT 0009816, Worker.

Type locality: Madagascar; Prov. Mahajanga, PN Namoroka, 17.8 km 329° WNW Vilanandro, 100 m, 16°22.6’S, 45°16.6’E, ex dead branch above ground, tropical dry forest.

Paratype: CASC, 3 workers with same data as holotype but CASENT 0489939; 3 workers with same data but CASENT 0489940 (bottom worker on pin with AII to apex detached and mounted separately); 3 workers with same data but CASENT 0489941.

References edit

Bolton, B.; Fisher, B.L. 2012: Taxonomy of the cerapachyine ant genera Simopone Forel, Vicinopone gen. n. and Tanipone gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 3283: 1–101. [1]