Strumigenys ayersthey

Strumigenys ayersthey

Strumigenys ayersthey

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: Myrmicinae
Tribus: Dacetini
Genus: Strumigenys
Species: Strumigenys ayersthey

Name

• Strumigenys ayersthey Booher & Hoenle, 2021
  • Type locality: Ecuador: Esmeraldas Province, Reserva Río Canandé, 2 May 2018, Elevation 507m. 0.5263°N 79.1682°W / 0.5263; -79.1682.
  • Holotype: Worker, MEPN casent0875770
  • Etymology: Strumigenys ayersthe is the first species to have a non-binary gender-neutral binomial name, in honor of human rights activist Jeremy Ayers' activism.

References

Primary references

• Booher, D.B. & Hoenle, P.O. 2021. A new species group of Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Ecuador, with a description of its mandible morphology. Zookeys 1036: 1–19. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1036.62034 Reference page.