Strumigenys lichiaensis
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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 congener
s except Strumigenys liukueiensis
by the numerous stout hairs on the dorsal
surface of the mesosoma
. It can be separated from S. liukueiensis by its considerably smaller size (workers
only up to 2.2 mm in length).
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 2.8 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...
.
This species can be distinguished from all Taiwanese 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 except Strumigenys liukueiensis
Strumigenys liukueiensis
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....
by the numerous stout hairs on the dorsal
Dorsum (biology)
In anatomy, the dorsum is the upper side of animals that typically run, fly, or swim in a horizontal position, and the back side of animals that walk upright. In vertebrates the dorsum contains the backbone. The term dorsal refers to anatomical structures that are either situated toward or grow...
surface of the 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....
. It can be separated from S. liukueiensis by its considerably smaller size (workers
Eusociality
Eusociality is a term used for the highest level of social organization in a hierarchical classification....
only up to 2.2 mm in length).