Iridomyrmex tenebrans

Iridomyrmex tenebrans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Iridomyrmex
Species: I. tenebrans
Binomial name
Iridomyrmex tenebrans
Heterick & Shattuck, 2011

Iridomyrmex tenebrans is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, the ant is a rare species endemic to Australia, with only one specimen being collected in New South Wales.[1]

Etymology

The name derives from the Latin Language, and the name is translated to 'rendered obscure'.[1]

References

  1. 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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