Iridomyrmex tenuiceps

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Iridomyrmex tenuiceps
Iridomyrmex tenuiceps.jpg
Scientific classification
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Formicidae
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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.[1]

Etymology[]

The name derives from the Latin Language, and is in reference to the slender head of the species.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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.


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