Ochetellus flavipes

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Ochetellus flavipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Ochetellus
Species:
O. flavipes
Binomial name
Ochetellus flavipes
(Kirby, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Iridomyrmex rostrinotus Forel, 1910
Protective casing to protect mealy bugs built on spinifex by spinifex ants

Ochetellus flavipes, the spinifex ant,[1] is a species of ant in the genus Ochetellus. Described by William Forsell Kirby in 1896, the species is endemic to Australia.[2]

References

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  2. ^ Kirby, W. F. 1896. Supplement to the Zoological Report. Hymenoptera. Pp. 203-209 in: Spencer, B. (ed.) Report on the work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to central Australia. Part 1. London: Dulau and Co., xviii + 220 pp. (page 206, worker described)

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