Doleromyrma darwiniana
| Doleromyrma darwiniana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Doleromyrma |
| Species: | D. darwiniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Doleromyrma darwiniana (Forel, 1907) | |
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A brown house ant wing
Doleromyrma darwiniana is a species of ant in the genus Doleromyrma. Described by Forel in 1907, the species is endemic to Australia and introduced to New Zealand, and it nests in soil or under stones and logs.[1][2][3][4] The organism grows to a length between 2.0 and 3.0 millimeters.[4][5] This species of ant maintains small colony sizes and it "prefers protein food."[4] The species is also known by some sources as the "brown house ant" and "Darwin's ant".[4][5] The species is considered a "minor urban pest" in New South Wales.[5]
References
- ↑ Don, Warwick; Harris, Richard. "Doleromyrma darwiniana (Forel 1907)". landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research — Manaaki Whenua. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ↑ Heterick, Brian E. (2009). A Guide to the Ants of South-western Australia. 76. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement. p. 44-45. ISBN 978-1-920843-43-4.
- ↑ Shattuck, S. (2000). Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 67–68. ISBN 978-0-643-06659-5.
- 1 2 3 4 Phillip W. Hadlington (1996). Australian Termites and Other Common Timber Pests. UNSW Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-86840-399-1.
- 1 2 3 A Dictionary of Entomology. CABI. 2011. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-84593-542-9.
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