Iridomyrmex

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Iridomyrmex m

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – the rainbow ants.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Formicoidea - superfamily; Formicidae - family; Dolichoderinae - subfamily; Leptomyrmecini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Iridomyrmex purpureus (gravel ant, southern meat ant) -type species

References

Iridomyrmex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Iridomyrmex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Iridomyrmex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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