Biology:Austromorium

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Short description: Genus of ants

Austromorium
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Austromorium flavigaster
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Austromorium
Shattuck, 2009
Type species
Xiphomyrmex flavigaster
Clark, 1938
Diversity[1]
2 species

Austromorium is an Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] The genus contains two species, one of which, Austromorium flavigaster, is fairly common and widespread in southern Australia. The other species, Austromorium hetericki, is only found in Western Australia. Little is known about their biology.[3]

Species

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Austromorium". AntCat. http://antcat.org/catalog/429643. 
  2. "Genus: Austromorium". AntWeb. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Austromorium&rank=genus&project=allantwebants. Retrieved 23 September 2013. 
  3. Shattuck, Steven O. (2009). "Austromorium, a new myrmicine ant genus from Australia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Zootaxa 2193: 62–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2193.1.3. 

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