Dolichoderus angusticornis

Dolichoderus angusticornis is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by John S. Clark in 1930, the species is endemic to Australia, found in dry scrub heath in Western Australia and South Australia. Workers are diurnal and foraging during the day and at night.[1][2]

Dolichoderus angusticornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species:
D. angusticornis
Binomial name
Dolichoderus angusticornis
Clark, 1930

References

  1. Clark, J. (1930). "The Australian ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Formicidae). Subgenus Hypoclinea Mayr". Australian Journal of Zoology. 6: 252-268 (page 260, fig. 10 worker described)
  2. Shattuck, Steven O.; Marsden, Sharon (23 September 2013). "Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3716 (2): 101. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3716.2.1. PMID 26106769. Retrieved 18 January 2015.


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