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Iridomyrmex pallidus

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Iridomyrmex pallidus
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I. pallidus
Binomial name
Iridomyrmex pallidus
Forel, 1901
Synonyms
  • Iridomyrmex rufoniger incertus Forel, 1902
  • Iridomyrmex wingi Donisthorpe, 1949

Iridomyrmex pallidus is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Forel in 1901, the ant is endemic to Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, and their preferred habitats include tropical rainforests and eucalypt forest.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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 2 January 2015.