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Iridomyrmex niger

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Species of ant

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

Iridomyrmex niger is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, the species is endemic to multiple states in Australia.

Etymology

The name derives from the Latin language, which translates as 'black', which refers to its appearance of only being black.

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 niger


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