Ochetellus democles
Ochetellus democles is a species of ant in the genus Ochetellus. Described by Francis Walker in 1839, the ant was originally thought to be a small wasp based on a male collected by Charles Darwin.[1] It was first recognised as an ant in 1988.[2]
| Ochetellus democles | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Ochetellus |
| Species: | O. democles |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochetellus democles (Walker, 1839) | |
References
- Walker, F. 1839. Monographia Chalciditum. Volume 2. London: Ballière, 100 pp.
- Bouček Z (1988) Australasian Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera). A Biosystematic Revision of Genera of Fourteen Families, with a Reclassification of Species: CAB International.
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