Simopone fera

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: Cerapachyinae
Tribus: Cerapachyini
Genus: Simopone
Species: Simopone fera

Name

Simopone fera Bolton & Fisher, 2012

Holotype: CASC, 1-4.xii.2003, BLF 9639, CASENT 0496983, Worker.

Type locality: Madagascar; Prov. Antsiranana, Forêt Binara, 7.5 km 230° SW Daraina, 375 m, 13°15.3’S, 49°37.0’E, tropic. dry forest, ex dead twig.

Paratypes: CASC, 3 workers with same data as holotype but CASENT 0496984; 3 workers with same data but CASENT 0496985.

References

• 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]