Biology:Turneria
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Short description: Genus of ants
Turneria | |
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Turneria bidentata worker | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
Tribe: | Leptomyrmecini |
Genus: | Turneria Forel, 1895 |
Type species | |
Turneria bidentata | |
Diversity[1] | |
8 species |
Turneria is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae.[2] Known from Australia, they form small colonies of fewer than 500 workers, and nest in trees and twigs.[3]
Species
- Turneria arbusta Shattuck, 1990
- Turneria bidentata Forel, 1895
- Turneria collina Shattuck, 1990
- Turneria dahlii Forel, 1901
- Turneria frenchi Forel, 1911
- Turneria pacifica Mann, 1919
- Turneria postomma Shattuck, 1990
- Turneria rosschinga Shattuck, 2011
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2014). "Turneria". AntCat. http://antcat.org/catalog/429113.
- ↑ "Genus: Turneria". AntWeb. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Turneria&rank=genus&project=allantwebants. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ Shattuck, S. (2000). Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-0-643-06659-5.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3290435 entry
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