Strumigenys hispida

Strumigenys hispida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Dacetini
Genus: Strumigenys
Species: S. hispida
Binomial name
Strumigenys hispida
Lin & Wu, 1996

Strumigenys hispida is a species of yellow ant up to 3 mm in length. It is endemic to Taiwan.

This ant is very similar to Strumigenys solifontis but there are several distinguishing features including much more prominent lamellae on the propodeum, and thorax with a flatter upper profile.

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