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Iridomyrmex is a genus of ants called rainbow ants (referring to their blue-green iridescent sheen) first described by Austrian entomologist Gustav Mayr in 1862. He placed the genus in the subfamily Dolichoderinae of the family Formicidae .
The meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus), also known as the gravel ant or southern meat ant, is a species of ant endemic to Australia. A member of the genus Iridomyrmex in the subfamily Dolichoderinae , it was described by British entomologist Frederick Smith in 1858.
Iridomyrmex rufoniger ants are abundant in every state and territory in Australia, although it is rare in the Northern Territory, to the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia (perhaps introduced) and was introduced to New Zealand after being intercepted at the ports of Auckland and Freyberg, but it has not been formally established in the country.
Iridomyrmex victorianus is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex.Described by Auguste-Henri Forel in 1902, the species distributed to the east coast in Australia.The species usually takes an opportunity of using other nests constructed by larger ants, usually abandoned, and some were found in a bull ant nest (Myrmecia pyriformis).
Iridomyrmex rubriceps is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Auguste-Henri Forel in 1902, the species is endemic to Australia , living in rainforest and wet sclerophyll habitats, commonly seen in the east coast of the country.
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Iridomyrmex suchieri is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Auguste-Henri Forel in 1907, the species is endemic to Australia , but has also been recorded from New Zealand. [ 1 ]
Iridomyrmex suchieroides is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. The ant was described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, and is endemic to almost all of Australia except for Tasmania . [ 1 ]