Iridomyrmex tenuiceps | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
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.
Etymology
The name derives from the Latin Language, and is in reference to the slender head of the species.
References
- ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Iridomyrmex tenuiceps |
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