Froggattella
Froggattella is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.[2] The genus contains two species found in Australia. Froggattella kirbii is fairly common, while Froggattella latispina is known only from two locations in South Australia.[3]
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| Froggattella kirbii worker | |
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| Genus: | Froggattella Forel, 1902 |
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| Acantholepis kirbii | |
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The two species range from small to medium in size, where they are found foraging in distinct trails on low vegetation or small sized trees.[4]
Species
- Froggattella kirbii (Lowne, 1865)
- Froggattella latispina Wheeler, 1936
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References
- Bolton, B. (2014). "Froggattella". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "Genus: Froggattella". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- Shattuck, S. O. (1996). "The Australian ant genus Froggattella (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) revisited." Australian Journal of Entomology, 35: 43-47
- Shattuck, Steven (1992). "Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Sociobiology. 21: 1–181.
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