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| familia = [[Formicidae]] |
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| subfamilia = [[Proceratiinae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Discothyrea]]'' |
| genus = ''[[Discothyrea]]'' |
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| species = '''''D. antarctica''''' |
| species = '''''D. antarctica''''' |
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| Discothyrea antarctica Emery, 1895
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Discothyrea antarctica is an ant of the family Formicidae, endemic to New Zealand. It is found in native forests throughout the country.
The mandibles have only a single tooth at the tip. Length of the worker ant is about 2 mm. The antenna has 9 segments, the last segment being greatly enlarged forming a club. The second segment of the gaster is strongly arched so that the sting faces forward. Coloration is uniformly rusty red-brown.
Colonies are small with fewer than 50 workers, so nests can easily be overlooked. Workers feign death when disturbed.