Iridomyrmex tenuiceps

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

Last updated December 08, 2025

Iridomyrmex tenuiceps is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex . Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, the species is widespread in Australia.^[1]

Etymology

The name derives from the Latin Language, and is in reference to the slender head of the species.^[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 5 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 5 January 2015.

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