Camponotus triodiae

Camponotus triodiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. triodiae
Binomial name
Camponotus triodiae
A. J. McArthur, 2009 [1]

Camponotus triodiae, sometimes called the spinifex ant (a name more commonly used for Ochetellus flavipes), is a species of ant found in Australia, originally discovered in northern South Australia. The ants' nests have a distinctive entrance created from a combination of a long tube of spinifex grass and red outback soil.[2]

References

  1. "Results for the species Camponotus triodiae McArthur". Hymenoptera Name Server. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  2. McArthur, A. J. (2009). "New species, new status and new synonymy for Camponotus from Australia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Myrmecological News 12: 273–286.


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