''Iridomyrmex hesperus'' is a species of ant in 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 ...

''. Described by Shattuck in 1993, not much is known about the ant, other than its populations are mostly confined in

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

.Shattuck, S. O. 1993. Revision of the ''Iridomyrmex calvus'' species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Invertebr. Taxon. 7 7: 1303-1325 (page 1316, figs. 24, 25 worker described)

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