''Strumigenys nanzanensis'' is a species of yellow
ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to Taiwan.
This ant is similar to ''
Strumigenys minutula'' but is larger (
workers up to 3.2 mm in length), hairier and with straighter
mandibular shafts.
References
Myrmicinae
Insects described in 1996
Endemic fauna of Taiwan
Hymenoptera of Asia
Insects of Taiwan
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