Iridomyrmex nudipes

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

Iridomyrmex nudipes is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex . Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, the workers of the species are diurnal foragers, and have only been recorded in New South Wales. [1]

Etymology

The name derives from the Latin language, which translates as 'naked foot', nudus meaning 'naked' and pes meaning 'foot'. [1]

References

  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.