Zasphinctus wilsoni

Zasphinctus wilsoni

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 wilsoni

Name

Zasphinctus wilsoni Hita Garcia, 2017: 62

• Type locality: Mozambique: Sofala, Gorongosa Nat. Park, 2 km. S Chitengo.
• Holotype: MCZC ANTC37418, worker, 30.v.2012, (G.D. Alpert).

Native distribution areas

Mozambique.

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. 62, figs. 3, 4C, F, I, L, O, R, 5C, F, I, L, O, R, 6C, F, I, L, O, R, 11, 12, 13C]

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. 34, figs. 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 7H, 8H, 10H, 11H, 12H, 13H, 14H, 15H, 16H, 17H, 18H, 19H, 20H, 21H, 24]