Turneria
Turneria is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae.[2] Known from Australia, they form small colonies of fewer than 500 workers, and nest in trees and twigs.[3]
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| Turneria bidentata worker | |
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| Genus: | Turneria Forel, 1895 |
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| Turneria bidentata | |
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| 8 species | |
Species
- Turneria arbusta Shattuck, 1990
- Turneria bidentata Forel, 1895
- Turneria collina Shattuck, 1990
- Turneria dahlii Forel, 1901
- Turneria frenchi Forel, 1911
- Turneria pacifica Mann, 1919
- Turneria postomma Shattuck, 1990
- Turneria rosschinga Shattuck, 2011
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References
- Bolton, B. (2014). "Turneria". AntCat. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "Genus: Turneria". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- Shattuck, S. (2000). Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-0-643-06659-5.
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