Simopone rex

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 rex

Name

Simopone rex Bolton & Fisher, 2012

Holotype: CASC, 22-28.ii.2001, BLF 3196, CASENT 0410462, Worker.

Type locality: Madagascar; Prov. Antsiranana, Forêt Orangea, 3.6 km 128° SE Remena, 90 m, 12°16’S, 49°22’E, on low veg., trop. dry forest.

Paratype: CASC, 2 workers with same data but CASENT 0410463; 1 worker with same data but CASENT 0410465.

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. Preview PDF