Sericomyrmex radioheadi

Sericomyrmex radioheadi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Sericomyrmex
Species:
S. radioheadi
Binomial name
Sericomyrmex radioheadi
Ješovnik & Schultz, 2017

Sericomyrmex radioheadi is a species of ant in the genus Sericomyrmex. Described by Ana Ješovnik and Ted R. Schultz in 2017, the species is endemic to Venezuelan Amazonia. The species is named after the British rock band Radiohead. Female members of the species have a white, crystal-like layer covering their bodies, but this layer is absent from the males.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "The Radiohead ant: A new species of 'silky' ant grows fungus gardens for food". Phys.org. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ Ješovnik, Ana; Schultz, Ted R. (24 April 2017). "Revision of the fungus-farming ant genus Sericomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae)". ZooKeys (670): 1–109. Bibcode:2017ZooK..670....1J. doi:10.3897/zookeys.670.11839. PMC 5523163. PMID 28769657.


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