Zasphinctus obamai

Zasphinctus obamai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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: Dorylinae
Genus: Zasphinctus
Species: Zasphinctus obamai

Name

Zasphinctus obamai Hita Garcia, 2017: 51

• Type locality: Kenya: Western Prov., Kakamega Forest, Buyangu.
• Holotype: NMK CASENT0764125, worker, vii.-viii.2004, (F. Hita Garcia).

Native distribution areas

Kenya.

References

Primary references

• Hita Garcia, F., Fischer, G., Liu, C., Audisio, T.L. & Economo, E.P. 2017. Next-generation morphological character discovery and evaluation: an X-ray micro-CT enhanced revision of the ant genus Zasphinctus Wheeler (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) in the Afrotropics. ZooKeys 693: 33–93. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.693.13012. Reference page.  [original description: p. 51, figs 3, 4A, D, G, J, M, P, 5A, D, G, J, M, P, 6A, D, G, J, M, P, 7, 8, 13A, 16]

Additional references

• Hita Garcia, F., Gómez, K., Keller, R.A., Schurian, B. & Economo, E.P. 2025. A never-ending story: updated 3D cyber-taxonomic revision of the ant genus Zasphinctus Wheeler (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) for the Afrotropical region. ZooKeys 1223: 1–55. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1223.131238 Reference page.  [material, diagnosis: p. 32, Figs 3F, 4F, 5F, 6F, 7F, 8F, 10F, 11F, 12F, 13F, 14F, 15F, 16F, 17F, 18F, 19F, 20F, 21F, 23]