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Iridomyrmex neocaledonica

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Species of ant

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

Iridomyrmex neocaledonica is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011 and unlike most Iridomyrmex ants, the ant is endemic to New Caledonia.

Etymology

The name derives from Latin, which refers to its distribution (New Caledonia).

References

  1. ^ 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 2 January 2015.
Taxon identifiers
Iridomyrmex neocaledonica


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