Iridomyrmex anceps
Iridomyrmex anceps is an ant species of the genus Iridomyrmex. It has a very large distribution in multiple continents, but it is mainly distributed in northern Australia. Some specimens were found in multiple islands, and some were even found and collected in the United Arab Emirates.[1][2]
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The Iridomyrmex anceps has a similar appearance to the Iridomyrmex agilis.[3] It was described by Roger in 1863.[4]
I. anceps is one of the most common attendant ants for larvae of the imperial hairstreak butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras. [5]
References
- Taylor R.W., Wilson, E.O. (1967). The ants of Polynesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). p. 78.
- Roger, J (1863). Die neu aufgeführten Gattungen und Arten meines Formiciden-Verzeichnisses nebst Ergänzung einiger früher gegebenen Beschreibungen. Berlin. p. 164.
- Taylor, R.W. (1987). A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO. p. 33.
- Heterick, B.E. (2011). Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (PDF). Melbourne: Zootaxa.
- Biology of Australian butterflies. Kitching, R. L. (Roger Laurence), 1945-, CSIRO (Australia). Collingwood, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Pub. 1999. ISBN 0643050272. OCLC 40792921.CS1 maint: others (link)
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