Iridomyrmex tenuiceps
| Iridomyrmex tenuiceps | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Iridomyrmex |
| Species: | I. tenuiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Iridomyrmex tenuiceps Heterick & Shattuck, 2011 | |
Iridomyrmex tenuiceps is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, the species is widespread in Australia.[1]
Etymology
The name derives from the Latin Language, and is in reference to the slender head of the species.[1]
References
- 1 2 Shattuck, Brian E. Heterick & Steve (2011). Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) (PDF). Auckland, N.Z.: Magnolia Press. ISBN 978-1-86977-676-3. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
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