Biology:Turneria

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Short description: Genus of ants


Turneria
Turneria bidentata casent0069974 profile 1.jpg
Turneria bidentata worker
Scientific classification e
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

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Turneria". AntCat. http://antcat.org/catalog/429113. 
  2. "Genus: Turneria". AntWeb. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Turneria&rank=genus&project=allantwebants. Retrieved 13 October 2013. 
  3. 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