Simopone victrix

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Cerapachyinae
Tribus: Cerapachyini
Genus: Simopone
Species: Simopone victrix

Name

Simopone victrix Bolton & Fisher, 2012

Holotype: CASC, 11-17.x.1998, BLF 1898, CASENT 0004512, Worker.

Type locality: Madagascar; Prov. Antsiranana, R.S. Manongarivo, 12.8 km 228° SW Antanambao, 780 m, 13°58.6’S, 48°25.4’E, on low vegetation, rainforest.

Paratypes: CASC, 1 worker, Madagascar: PN Montagne d’Ambre, 12.52574°S, 49.17238°E, 15.xi.2007, 1025 m, BLF18341, CASENT0134168, montane rainforest (B.L. Fisher); 1 worker with same locality data but 12.58132°S, 49.13368°E, 13.xi.2007, 1110 m, BLF 18110, CASENT 0134495, montane rainforest (B.L. Fisher); 1 worker with same locality data but 12.51391°S, 49.17784°E, 23.ii.-02.iii.2011, 984 m, BLF 26057, CASENT 0213949, 1 worker with same data as the previous specimen but BLF 26077, CASENT 0213236.

References

• Bolton, B.; Fisher, B.L. 2012: Taxonomy of the cerapachyine ant genera Simopone Forel, Vicinopone gen. n. and Tanipone gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3283: 1–101. Preview PDF