Cardiocondyla pirata | |
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C. pirata holotype worker | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Genus: | Cardiocondyla |
Species: | C. pirata
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Binomial name | |
Cardiocondyla pirata Seifert & Frohschammer, 2013
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Cardiocondyla pirata, or pirate ant, is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[1] Known from the Philippines, the female castes show a pigmentation pattern not known from any ant worldwide. Little is known about their biology.