Zasphinctus caledonicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Dorylinae
Genus: Zasphinctus
Species: Zasphinctus caledonicus

Name

Zasphinctus caledonicus (Wilson, 1957: 8)

  • Type locality: New Caledonia: Ciu, nr Mt Canala, 300 m.
  • Holotype: MCZ, worker, 31.xii.1954, no. 225 (E.O. Wilson).

Synonymy

  • Sphinctomyrmex caledonicus Wilson, 1957: 8 [org. comb.]
    • Zasphinctus caledonicus (Wilson): Borowiec, 2016: 243 [comb. n.]

Native distribution areas

Australasia (New Caledonia).

References

Primary references

  • Wilson, E.O. 1957. The discovery of cerapachyine ants on New Caledonia, with the description of new species of Phyracaces and Sphinctomyrmex. Breviora 74: 1–9. [original description: p. 78]
  • Borowiec, M.L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608: 1–280. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.608.9427. Reference page.  [comb. n.: p. 243]