Heteroponera imbellis

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Heteroponera imbellis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Heteroponerinae
Genus:
Heteroponera
Species:
H. imbellis
Binomial name
Heteroponera imbellis
(Emery, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Acanthoponera imbellis scabraWheeler, W.M., 1923
  • Acanthoponera nigraClark, 1930
  • Acanthoponera occidentalisClark, 1926
  • Ectatomma imbellis hilareForel, 1895

Heteroponera imbellis is a species of ant, in the genus Heteroponera . Endemic to Australia, it was described by Emery in 1895. [1]

Ant family of insects

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<i>Heteroponera</i> Genus of ants

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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

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References

  1. ↑ Emery, C (1895). "Descriptions de quelques fourmis nouvelles d'Australie". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 39: 345–358.


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