Strumigenys lacunosa
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Strumigenys lacunosa is a species of reddish-brown ant
up to 3.4 mm in length. It is endemic to Taiwan
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This species can be distinguished from all congener
s by the ornate lacunose sculpturing on the head, mesosoma
, petiole and postpetiole which gives the ant its specific name.
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...
up to 3.4 mm in length. It is 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 species can be distinguished from all congener
Congener
Congener has several different meanings depending on the field in which it is used. Colloquially, it is used to mean a person or thing like another, in character or action.-Biology:In biology, congeners are organisms within the same genus...
s by the ornate lacunose sculpturing on the head, 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....
, petiole and postpetiole which gives the ant its specific name.