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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Strumigenys |
| Species: | S. ayersthey
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| Binomial name | |
| Strumigenys ayersthey | |
Strumigenys ayersthey is a species of ant found in Chocó region of Ecuador.[1] It is the only species belonging to the group of Strumigenys that has a long jaw, bigger jaw structure and lacks stretches in its cuticule.[2]
- ^ Booher, Douglas B.; Hoenle, Philipp O. (2021). "A new species group of Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Ecuador, with a description of its mandible morphology". ZooKeys (1036): 1–19. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1036....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1036.62034. PMC 8116322. PMID 34017211.
- ^ "Nueva especie de hormiga con mandíbula larga es hallada en Ecuador y su nombre rinde homenaje a la diversidad de género". El Comercio (in Spanish). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.