Crematogaster australis

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Crematogaster australis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Crematogaster
Species:
C. australis
Binomial name
Crematogaster australis
Mayr, 1876

Crematogaster australis is a species of ant in tribe Crematogastrini. [1] It was described by Mayr in 1876. [1] The species is native to Australia, as the name australis suggests. [2]

Ant family of insects

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago, and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than 12,500 of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that forms their slender waists.

Crematogastrini Tribe of ants

Crematogastrini is a tribe of myrmicine ants with 64 genera and 8 fossil genera.

Gustav Mayr Austrian entomologist (1830–1908)

Gustav L. Mayr was an Austrian entomologist and professor in Budapest and Vienna. He specialised in Hymenoptera, being particularly known for his studies of Formicidae.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Crematogaster Lund, 1831". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Crematogaster australis - AntWiki". www.antwiki.org. Retrieved 2017-05-01.


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