''Strumigenys nanzanensis'' is a species of yellow

ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to Taiwan. This ant is similar to ''

Strumigenys minutula ''Strumigenys minutula'' is a species of ant found in Japan and Taiwan. This is the smallest ant in its genus (workers The workforce or labour force is a concept referring to the pool of human beings either in employment or in unemploym ...

'' but is larger (

workers The workforce or labour force is a concept referring to the pool of human beings either in employment or in unemployment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or industry, but can also apply to a geographic regio ...

up to 3.2 mm in length), hairier and with straighter

mandibular In anatomy, the mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is the largest, strongest and lowest bone in the human facial skeleton. It forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place. The mandible sits beneath the maxilla. It is the only movable bone ...

shafts.

References

Myrmicinae Insects described in 1996 Endemic fauna of Taiwan Hymenoptera of Asia Insects of Taiwan {{myrmicinae-stub