Iridomyrmex neocaledonica

Iridomyrmex neocaledonica
Scientific classification
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.[1]

Etymology

The name derives from Latin, which refers to its distribution (New Caledonia).[1]

gollark: Fascinating.

gollark: ... are you *doing* GCSEs in the next two years? Are you even in the UK?

gollark: octahedron head

gollark: > face headThis is an excellent insult which I approve of.

gollark: ?remind 2y It is now 2022. Hi from the past! If you've failed your GCSEs, I will be annoyed at you, future version of me.

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 2 January 2015.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[Shattuck-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.