Strumigenys xenos

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Strumigenys xenos
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S. xenos dealate queen
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Strumigenys
Species:
S. xenos
Binomial name
Strumigenys xenos
Brown, 1955

Strumigenys xenos is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a permanent social parasite, which forms no workers and lives in the nests of its host Strumigenys perplexa . [2] It is found in Australia and New Zealand. [1] Its IUCN Red List status was last updated in 01 August 1996, and could be outdated.

References

  1. 1 2 Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Strumigenys xenos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T20941A9237797. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20941A9237797.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Taylor, R.W. (1968). "The Australian workerless inquiline ant Strumigenys xenos Brown (Hymenoptera-Formicidae) recorded from New Zealand". New Zealand Entomologist. 4 (1): 47–49. Bibcode:1968NZEnt...4...47T. doi:10.1080/00779962.1968.9722888.


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