Tanipone scelesta

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 scelesta

Name edit

Tanipone scelesta Bolton & Fisher, 2012

Holotype: CASC BLF 6183, CASENT 0430032, worker.

Type locality: Prov. Toliara, P.N. Tsimanampetsotsa, Mitoho, 6.4 km 77° ENE Efoetse, 24°03’S, 43°46’E, 40 m, 18-22.iii.2002, ground forager(s), spiny forest/thicket.

Paratype: CASC, 1 worker with same data as holotype but coded CASENT 0430033.

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]