Strumigenys minutula is a species of ant found in Japan and Taiwan.[1]
| Strumigenys minutula | |
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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. minutula
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| Binomial name | |
| Strumigenys minutula | |
This is the smallest ant in its genus (workers less than 2 millimetres (0.079 in) in length) and can be easily identified by size alone, as well as by characteristically short, strongly curved mandibles.[1]
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