Ochetellus flavipes

Ochetellus flavipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Ochetellus
Species:	O. flavipes
Binomial name
	Ochetellus flavipes; (Kirby, 1896)
Synonyms
	Iridomyrmex rostrinotusForel, 1910;

Last updated December 09, 2025

Ochetellus flavipes, the spinifex ant,^[1] is a species of ant in the genus Ochetellus . Described by William Forsell Kirby in 1896, the species is endemic to Australia.^[2]

References

↑ Morton, S. R.; Christian, K. A. (1994). "Ecological Observations on the Spinifex Ant, Ochetellus flavipes (Kirby) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), of Australia's Northern Arid Zone". Australian Journal of Entomology. 33 (4): 309–316. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01235.x. ISSN 1326-6756.
↑ Kirby, W. F. 1896. Supplement to the Zoological Report. Hymenoptera. Pp. 203-209 in: Spencer, B. (ed.) Report on the work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to central Australia. Part 1. London: Dulau and Co., xviii + 220 pp. (page 206, worker described)

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[Morton&Christian_1994-1] Morton, S. R.; Christian, K. A. (1994). "Ecological Observations on the Spinifex Ant, Ochetellus flavipes (Kirby) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), of Australia's Northern Arid Zone". Australian Journal of Entomology. 33 (4): 309–316. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01235.x. ISSN 1326-6756.

[2] Kirby, W. F. 1896. Supplement to the Zoological Report. Hymenoptera. Pp. 203-209 in: Spencer, B. (ed.) Report on the work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to central Australia. Part 1. London: Dulau and Co., xviii + 220 pp. (page 206, worker described)

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