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: Cerapachyinae
Tribus: Cerapachyini
Genus: Simopone
Species: Simopone trita

Name

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Simopone trita Bolton & Fisher, 2012

Holotype: CASC, 27–29.xi.2003, BLF 9486, CASENT 0499410, Worker.

Type locality: Madagascar: Prov. Antsiranana, Forêt Anlabe, 30.0 km 72° ENE Daraina, 30 m, 13°05.0’S, 49°54.5’E, ex dead twig, above ground, littoral forest.

Paratypes: CASC, 2 workers on same pin, below holotype; 2 workers from same series as holotype but labelled only BLF 9486, CASENT 0499410-RES; 3 workers with same data as holotype but CASENT 0499411; 3 workers with same data but CASENT 0499412.

References

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  • 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