Anonychomyrma malandana

Anonychomyrma malandana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Anonychomyrma
Species:	A. malandana
Binomial name
	Anonychomyrma malandana; (Forel, 1915)

Last updated October 18, 2025

Anonychomyrma malandana is a species of ant in the genus Anonychomyrma . Described by Forel in 1915, the species is endemic to Australia.^[1] The name comes from being initially discovered in Malanda on the Atherton Uplands, and they're also found in Windsor and Carbine.^[2]

Description

A. malandana is a glossy species characterized by a rounded head and unusually elongated antennal scapes.^[2]

References

↑ Shattuck, S. O. 1992a. Review of the dolichoderine ant genus Iridomyrmex Mayr with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc.31: 13-18
1 2 Leahy, Lily; Scheffers, Brett R.; Williams, Stephen; Andersen, Alan N. (14 December 2020). "Diversity and Distribution of the Dominant Ant Genus Anonychomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Australian Wet Tropics". MDPI.

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[1] Shattuck, S. O. 1992a. Review of the dolichoderine ant genus Iridomyrmex Mayr with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc.31: 13-18

[:0-2] 1 2 Leahy, Lily; Scheffers, Brett R.; Williams, Stephen; Andersen, Alan N. (14 December 2020). "Diversity and Distribution of the Dominant Ant Genus Anonychomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Australian Wet Tropics". MDPI.

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