Iridomyrmex Anderseni
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''Iridomyrmex anderseni'' is an ant species of the genus ''
Iridomyrmex ''Iridomyrmex'' is a genus of ants called rainbow ants (referring to their blue-green iridescent sheen) first described by Austrian entomologist Gustav Mayr in 1862. He placed the genus in the subfamily Dolichoderinae of the family Formicida ...
''. Nothing is known of its biology. One single specimen has been only been collected in
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
. The species was described by Shattuck in 1993.


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Iridomyrmex Hymenoptera of Australia Insects described in 1993 {{Iridomyrmex-stub