''Froggattella kirbii'', commonly known as the common froglet ant is a species of

ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...

in the genus ''

Froggattella ''Froggattella'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus contains two species found in Australia. ''Froggattella kirbii'' is fairly common, while ''Froggattella latispina'' is known only from two locations in South Australia ...

''. The species is common in drier

sclerophyll Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation that is adapted to long periods of dryness and heat. The plants feature hard leaf, leaves, short Internode (botany), internodes (the distance between leaves along the stem) and leaf orientation which is paral ...

areas in various states of

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. (1996). "The Australian ant genus ''Froggattella'' (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) revisited." ''

Australian Journal of Entomology ''Austral Entomology'' (formerly ''Australian Journal of Entomology'') is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley on behalf of the Australian Entomological Society. The editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead ...

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* Dolichoderinae Insects described in 1865 Hymenoptera of Australia {{Dolichoderinae-stub