Iridomyrmex atypicus

Iridomyrmex atypicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Iridomyrmex
Species:	I. atypicus
Binomial name
	Iridomyrmex atypicus; Heterick & Shattuck, 2011

Last updated December 08, 2025

Iridomyrmex atypicus is a species of ant of the genus Iridomyrmex. It was recently described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011.^[1] Specimens recorded were only found in Lake Mere in New South Wales. They were only found in paddocks.^[2]

Etymology

The ant has its name due to its distinctive nature of its appearance.^[1]

References

1 2 Shattuck, Brian E. Heterick & Steve (2011). Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) (PDF). Auckland, N.Z.: Magnolia Press. ISBN 978-1-86977-676-3 . Retrieved 2 January 2015.
↑ AntWeb. "Species: Iridomyrmex atypicus". The California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

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[Shattuck-1] 1 2 Shattuck, Brian E. Heterick & Steve (2011). Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) (PDF). Auckland, N.Z.: Magnolia Press. ISBN 978-1-86977-676-3 . Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[2] AntWeb. "Species: Iridomyrmex atypicus". The California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

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