| Ochetellus flavipes | |
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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) | |
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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]
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