''Doleromyrma'' is a
genus of
ants in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Dolichoderinae.
The genus is native to
Australia
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, where the ants nest in soil, or under stones or logs.
Species
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Doleromyrma darwiniana
''Doleromyrma darwiniana'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Doleromyrma''. Described by Forel in 1907, the species is endemic to Australia and introduced to New Zealand, and it nests in soil or under stones and logs. The organism grows to a le ...
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(Forel, 1907) – native to
Australia
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, and introduced to
New Zealand
**''Doleromyrma darwiniana fida''
(Forel, 1907)
**''Doleromyrma darwiniana leae''
(Forel, 1913)
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Doleromyrma rottnestensis
''Doleromyrma rottnestensis'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Doleromyrma''. Described by William Morton Wheeler in 1934, the species is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, ...
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(Wheeler, 1934)
References
External links
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Dolichoderinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Australia
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