Iridomyrmex rubriceps
Appearance
Iridomyrmex rubriceps | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
Genus: | Iridomyrmex |
Species: | I. rubriceps
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Binomial name | |
Iridomyrmex rubriceps Forel, 1902
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Iridomyrmex rubriceps is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Auguste-Henri Forel in 1902, the species is endemic to Australia, living in rainforest and wet sclerophyll habitats, commonly seen in the east coast of the country.[1]
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.