''Heteroponera crozieri'' 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 ''

Heteroponera ''Heteroponera'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Heteroponerinae. The genus is known from the Neotropics (from Costa Rica to Uruguay and Chile) and Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some nei ...

'' 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 ...

. Described in 2011, the workers look similar to those of '' Heteroponera leae'', although ''H. leae'' ants are more southerly distributed.

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Heteroponerinae Hymenoptera of Australia Insects of Australia Insects described in 2011 {{ant-stub