Tanipone maculata

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: Tanipone
Species: Tanipone maculata

Name

Tanipone maculata Bolton & Fisher, 2012

Holotype: CASC BLF 4969, CASENT 0001335, worker.

Type locality: Madagascar; Prov. Toliara, P.N. Andohahela, 1.7 km 61° ENE Tsimelahy, 300 m, 24°56’S, 46°39’E, 16-20.i.2002, ex rotten log, tropical dry forest.

Paratypes: CASC, 2 workers below holotype on same pin; 2 workers with same data but CASENT 0001386; 3 workers with same data but CASENT 0001426.

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. [1]