Iridomyrmex bigi

Iridomyrmex bigi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Genus:	Iridomyrmex
Species:	I. bigi
Binomial name
	Iridomyrmex bigi; Shattuck, 1993 [1]

Last updated October 20, 2019

Iridomyrmex bigi is a species of ant that is native to several regions of Australia. Belonging to the genus Iridomyrmex , the species was first described by Shattuck in 1993.^[2]

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.

Iridomyrmex, or the rainbow ant is a genus of ant first described by Austrian entomologist Gustav Mayr in 1862. He placed it in the subfamily Dolichoderinae of the family Formicidae. There are 79 described species and five fossil species. Most of these ants are native to Australia; others are found in several countries and islands in Asia and other areas in Oceania, and they have been introduced to Brazil, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. Fossil species are known from China, France and the United States.

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References

↑ "Iridomyrmex bigi (Shattuck, 1993)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 30 March 2014.
↑ Shattuck, S.O. (1993). Revision of the Iridomyrmex calvus species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). pp. 119 figs 9 (worker described).

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[ITIS_standard_report_-_Iridomyrmex_bigi_(Shattuck,_1993)-1] "Iridomyrmex bigi (Shattuck, 1993)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 30 March 2014.

[Shattuck1993-2] Shattuck, S.O. (1993). Revision of the Iridomyrmex calvus species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). pp. 119 figs 9 (worker described).