''Iridomyrmex obsidianus'' 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
Carlo Emery in 1914, the species can only be found in
New Caledonia
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[Emery, C. 1914f. Les fourmis de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty. Nova Caled. A Zool. 1: 393-437]
References
Iridomyrmex
Insects of New Caledonia
Insects described in 1914
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