Iridomyrmex longisoma

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

Last updated December 08, 2025

Iridomyrmex longisoma is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex . Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, the ant is endemic to Australia, confined in Western Australia, and nests are known to inhabit into sandy soil.^[1]

Etymology

The species name derives from the Latin language and the Greek language which translates to 'long' (longus) in Latin and in Greek: 'body' (soma).^[1]

References

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

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

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