Strumigenys nanzanensis

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Strumigenys nanzanensis
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S. nanzanensis
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Strumigenys nanzanensis
Lin & Wu, 1996

Strumigenys nanzanensis is a species of yellow ant endemic to Taiwan. [1]

This ant is similar to Strumigenys minutula but is larger (workers up to 3.2 mm in length), hairier and with straighter mandibular shafts. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lin, Chung-Chi; Wu, Wen-Jer (1996). "Revision of the ant genus Strumigenys Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Taiwan". Chinese Journal of Entomology. 16: 137–152.