Froggattella kirbii

Froggattella kirbii
F. kirbii worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Froggattella
Species: F. kirbii
Binomial name
Froggattella kirbii
(Lowne, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Froggattella kirbyi bispinosa Forel, 1902
  • Froggattella kirbyi ianthina Wheeler, W.M., 1936
  • Froggattella kirbyi laticeps Wheeler, W.M., 1936
  • Froggattella kirbyi lutescens Wheeler, W.M., 1936
  • Froggattella kirbyi nigripes Wheeler, W.M., 1936

Froggattella kirbii, commonly known as the common froglet ant[1] is a species of ant in the genus Froggattella. The species is common in drier sclerophyll areas in various states of Australia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Froggattella kirbii (Lowne, 1865)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Shattuck, S. O. (1996). "The Australian ant genus Froggattella (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) revisited." Australian Journal of Entomology, 35: 43-47


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