Doleromyrma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.[2] The genus is native to Australia, where the ants nest in soil, or under stones or logs.[3][4]
| Doleromyrma | |
|---|---|
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| D. darwiniana worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Leptomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Doleromyrma Forel, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| Tapinoma darwinianum | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 2 species | |
Species
edit- Doleromyrma darwiniana (Forel, 1907) – native to Australia, and introduced to New Zealand[5]
- Doleromyrma darwiniana fida (Forel, 1907)
- Doleromyrma darwiniana leae (Forel, 1913)
- Doleromyrma rottnestensis (Wheeler, 1934)
References
edit- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Doleromyrma". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Doleromyrma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ Shattuck, S. (2000). Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 67–68. ISBN 978-0-643-06659-5.
- ^ Heterick, Brian E. (2009). A Guide to the Ants of South-western Australia. Vol. 76. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-1-920843-43-4.
- ^ Don, Warwick; Harris, Richard. "Doleromyrma darwiniana (Forel 1907)". landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research — Manaaki Whenua. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
External links
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