Iridomyrmex mayri
| Iridomyrmex mayri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Iridomyrmex |
| Species: | I. mayri |
| Binomial name | |
| Iridomyrmex mayri Forel, 1915 | |
Iridomyrmex mayri is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Forel in 1915, the species is endemic to Australia, these ants commonly nests under stones and rotting logs, and forage on tree trunks.[1] The species also tends to larvae of Jalmenus evagoras butterflies.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shattuck, Brian E. Heterick & Steve (2011). Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera : Formicidae). Auckland, N.Z.: Magnolia Press. ISBN 978-1-86977-676-3. Retrieved 2 January 2015.