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Species Strumigenys membranifera

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)

Family Formicidae (Ants)

Subfamily Myrmicinae

Tribe Attini

Genus Strumigenys (Miniature Trap-jaw Ants)

Species membranifera (Strumigenys membranifera)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Also widely known as Pyramica membranifera, particularly among myrmecologists who follow Barry Bolton in disagreeing with the synonymy of the genus Pyramica under Strumigenys.

Remarks

From http://www.myrmecos.net/myrmicinae/PyrMem1.html, "Pyramica membranifera is perhaps the most widely distributed species in the group, as it has spread with human commerce to warmer regions around the globe."

From the Old World tropics

Internet References

Alex Wild Photography

Antweb

PIA keys

Contributed by James C. Trager on 6 November, 2011 - 11:16am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 2 January, 2012 - 10:34am

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