Froggattella kirbii

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Froggattella kirbii
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F. kirbii worker
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Froggattella
Species:
F. kirbii
Binomial name
Froggattella kirbii
(Lowne, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Froggattella kirbyi bispinosaForel, 1902
  • Froggattella kirbyi ianthinaWheeler, W.M., 1936
  • Froggattella kirbyi laticepsWheeler, W.M., 1936
  • Froggattella kirbyi lutescensWheeler, W.M., 1936
  • Froggattella kirbyi nigripesWheeler, W.M., 1936

Froggattella kirbii, commonly known as the common froglet ant [1] is a species of ant in the genus Froggattella . The species is common in drier sclerophyll areas in various states of Australia. [2]

References

  1. "Froggattella kirbii (Lowne, 1865)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. Shattuck, S. O. (1996). "The Australian ant genus Froggattella (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) revisited." Australian Journal of Entomology , 35: 43-47