Strumigenys liukueiensis
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Strumigenys liukueiensis is a species of ant
endemic to Taiwan
.
This ant is similar to Strumigenys solifontis but can be identified by the abundant hairs on the head and mesosoma
. The only similarly hairy Strumigenys ant found in Taiwan is S. lichiaensis
which is much smaller than S. liukueiensis.
Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
endemic to Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
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This ant is similar to Strumigenys solifontis but can be identified by the abundant hairs on the head and mesosoma
Mesosoma
The mesosoma is the middle part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts, the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma. It bears the legs, and, in the case of winged insects, the wings....
. The only similarly hairy Strumigenys ant found in Taiwan is S. lichiaensis
Strumigenys lichiaensis
Strumigenys lichiaensis is a species of yellow ant up to 2.8 mm in length. It is endemic to Taiwan.This species can be distinguished from all Taiwanese congeners except Strumigenys liukueiensis by the numerous stout hairs on the dorsal surface of the mesosoma. It can be separated from S....
which is much smaller than S. liukueiensis.