Strumigenys trada
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Strumigenys trada is a species of ant
that was discovered and described by Lin, C. C. & Wu, W. J. in 1996.
This species is only known from Taiwan
. It is similar to Strumigenys godeffroyi
but is smaller and shinier, with smaller eyes
.
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...
that was discovered and described by Lin, C. C. & Wu, W. J. in 1996.
This species is only known from 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...
. It is similar to Strumigenys godeffroyi
Strumigenys godeffroyi
Strumigenys godeffroyi is a species of ant. This is a very widespread species found in South East Asia as far east as southern India and Sri Lanka, and also Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, New Guinea, northern Australia and much of Oceania....
but is smaller and shinier, with smaller eyes
Arthropod eye
The arthropods ancestrally possessed compound eyes, but the type and origin of this eye varies between groups, and some taxa have secondarily developed simple eyes...
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