Discothyrea antarctica | |
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Discothyrea antarctica worker | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Genus: | Discothyrea |
Species: | D. antarctica |
Binomial name | |
Discothyrea antarctica Emery, 1895 | |
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