Dolichoderus scabridus

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Dolichoderus scabridus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species:
D. scabridus
Binomial name
Dolichoderus scabridus
Roger, 1862
Synonyms
  • Polyrhachis foveolatusLowne, 1865
  • Dolichoderus scabridus ruficornisSantschi, 1916

Dolichoderus scabridus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus . Described by Julius Roger in 1862, the species is among the most frequently encountered species in Australia. [1]

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References

  1. Shattuck, Steven O.; Marsden, Sharon (23 September 2013). "Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3716 (2): 101. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3716.2.1. PMID   26106769 . Retrieved 18 January 2015.