Iridomyrmex suchieri

Taxonavigation

Iridomyrmex suchieri (male), body length about 3 mm, note modified mid tibiae

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Dolichoderinae
Tribus: Leptomyrmecini
Genus: Iridomyrmex
Species: Iridomyrmex suchieri
Synonyms (1): I. obscurus

Name

• Iridomyrmex suchieri Forel, 1907
  • Authority for placement: Heterick & Shattuck, 2011: 144 ('stat. n.')
  • Gender: unchangeable [patronym]
  • Original status: valid subspecies of Iridomyrmex rufoniger
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: Heterick & Shattuck, 2011: 144 ('here designated')
    • Description: [adult] worker
    • Repository: MHNG ANIC32-017917
  • Type locality: 'Dongara (as Dongarra), Western Australia'

References

Primary references

• Forel, A. 1907: Formicidae. Pp. 263–310 in: Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds) Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Vol. 1. Jena: G. Fischer. BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 291
• Heterick, B.E. & Shattuck, S. 2011. Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 2845: 1–174. Preview Reference page.  [lectotype designation, see p. 144]

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