Tanipone hirsuta

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: Tanipone
Species: Tanipone hirsuta

Name edit

Tanipone hirsuta Bolton & Fisher, 2012

Holotype: CASC BLF 4633, CASENT 0000842, worker.

Type locality: Madagascar; Prov. Toliara, Kirindy, 15.5 km 64° ENE Marofandilia, 28.xi.-3.xii.2001, 100 m, 20°03’S, 44°40’E, ex rotting tree stump, tropical dry forest.

Paratypes: CASC, 8 workers (two on same pin as holotype) with same data, all BLF 4633 but coded: CASENT 0000841; CASENT 0000843; CASENT 0000844.

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]