Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Formicidae Scientific name Strumigenys minutula | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Subfamily Myrmicinae Rank Species | |
Similar Rhopalomastix, Protanilla, Strumigenys, Probolomyrmex, Vollenhovia | ||
Strumigenys minutula is a species of ant found in Japan and Taiwan.
This is the smallest ant in its genus (workers less than 2 millimetres (0.079 in) in length) and can be easily identified by size alone, as well as by characteristically short, strongly curved mandibles.
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