Iridomyrmex rufoniger

Iridomyrmex rufoniger

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Dolichoderinae
Tribus: Leptomyrmecini
Genus: Iridomyrmex
Species: Iridomyrmex rufoniger
Synonyms (3): I. domesticus – I. mamillatus – I. septentrionalis

Name

• Iridomyrmex rufoniger (Lowne, 1865)
  • Primary type: neotype [validity not checked]
    • Fixation: Heterick & Shattuck, 2011: 133
    • Description: [adult] worker
    • Repository: ANIC ANIC32-038679
  • Type locality: 'Camden Haven, New South Wales'

Combinations

• Formica rufonigra

References

Primary references

• Heterick, B.E. & Shattuck, S. 2011. Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 2845: 1–174. Preview Reference page.  [neotype designation, see p. 133]
• Lowne, B.T. 1865: Contributions to the natural history of Australian ants. Entomologist, 2: 275–280. BHL [first availability, see p. 279]