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Strumigenys lacunosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Formicidae

Scientific name
  
Strumigenys lacunosa

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Hymenoptera

Subfamily
  
Myrmicinae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Rhopalomastix, Protanilla, Probolomyrmex, Vollenhovia, Strumigenys

Strumigenys lacunosa is a species of reddish-brown ant up to 3.4 mm in length. It is endemic to Taiwan.

This species can be distinguished from all congeners by the ornate lacunose sculpturing on the head, mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole which gives the ant its specific name.

References

Strumigenys lacunosa Wikipedia