Strumigenys xenos

Strumigenys xenos is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a permanent social parasite, which forms no workers and lives in the nests of its host Strumigenys perplexa.^[2] It is found in Australia and New Zealand.^[1] Its IUCN Red List status was last updated in 01 August 1996, and could be outdated.

Strumigenys xenos
S. xenos dealate queen
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Strumigenys
Species:	S. xenos
Binomial name
Strumigenys xenos Brown, 1955