Iridomyrmex gibbus

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Iridomyrmex gibbus
Iridomyrmex gibbus.jpg
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I. gibbus
Binomial name
Iridomyrmex gibbus
Heterick & Shattuck, 2011

Iridomyrmex gibbus is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, the biology of the ant is not exactly known, although it is known that the ant is distributed in several states and in Barrow Island in Australia.[1]

Etymology

The name derives from the Latin language, and it translates as 'humpbacked'.[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 2 January 2015.

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