Simopone trita

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 trita

Name

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

• 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