Anonychomyrma Biconvexa
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''Anonychomyrma biconvexa'' is a species of ant in the genus ''
Anonychomyrma ''Anonychomyrma'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. Distribution and habitat The genus is mainly distributed in New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Australia; a single species is known from Malaysia and Indonesia. They nest on the ...
''. Described by
Santschi Felix Santschi (1 December 1872 – 20 November 1940) was a Swiss entomologist known for discovering that ants use the sun as a compass and for describing about 2000 taxa of ants. Santschi is known for his pioneering work on the navigational abi ...
in 1928, the species is endemic to
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.Shattuck, S. O. 1992a. Review of the dolichoderine ant genus ''Iridomyrmex'' Mayr with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ''J. Aust. Entomol. Soc.'' 31: 13-18


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Anonychomyrma Hymenoptera of Australia Insects described in 1928 {{Dolichoderinae-stub