Camponotus triodiae
Appearance
Camponotus triodiae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | Camponotus |
Species: | C. triodiae
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Binomial name | |
Camponotus triodiae A. J. McArthur, 2009 [1]
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Camponotus triodiae is a species of ant found in Australia, originally discovered in northern South Australia. The ants' nests have a distinctive entrance created from a combination of a long tube of spinifex grass and red outback soil.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Results for the species Camponotus triodiae McArthur". Hymenoptera Name Server. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ McArthur, A. J. (2009). "New species, new status and new synonymy for Camponotus from Australia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Myrmecological News. 12: 273–286.