Tanipone subpilosa

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 subpilosa

Name edit

Tanipone subpilosa Bolton & Fisher, 2012

Holotype: CASC BLF 3132, CASENT 0410477, worker.

Type locality: Madagascar; Prov. Antsiranana, Montagne Français, 7.2 km 142° SE Diego Suarez, 180 m, 12°19’S, 49°20’E, 22-28.ii.2001, beating low vegetation, tropical dry forest.

Paratype: CASC, 1 worker, Madagascar, Prov. Antsiranana, Rés. Analamerana, 28.4 km 99° Anivorano Nord, 12°44.80’S, 49°29.69’E, 60 m, 5-7.xii.2004, tropical dry forest, BLF 11443, CASENT 0110426.

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]