Strumigenys metazytes

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Strumigenys metazytes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Strumigenys
Species:
S. metazytes
Binomial name
Strumigenys metazytes
(Bolton, 2000)
Synonyms

Pyramica metazytesBolton, 2000

Strumigenys metazytes is a species of ant that has a distinct diastema on the basal portion of the mandibles with 4 sharp teeth and the species has small hairs. [1] The species was described by Bolton in 2000.

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References

  1. Booher, Douglas B. (2021-11-04). "The ant genus Strumigenys Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in western North America North of Mexico". Zootaxa. 5061 (2): 201–248. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5061.2.1 . ISSN   1175-5334.