''Iridomyrmex turbineus'' is a species of
ant in the genus ''
Iridomyrmex''. Described by Shattuck and McMillan in 1998, the species is endemic to
Australia
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, commonly seen on the coasts of
Western Australia.
[Shattuck, S. O.; McMillan, P. 1998. Revision of the species of the ''Iridomyrmex conifer'' group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with notes on their biology. Aust. J. Zool. 46: 301-315 (page 309, figs. 11-13 worker described)]
References
Iridomyrmex
Hymenoptera of Australia
Insects described in 1998
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