''Turneria'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 ...
s that belongs to the
subfamily
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Dolichoderinae
Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the world ...
.
Known from Australia, they form small colonies of fewer than 500 workers, and nest in trees and twigs.
Species
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Turneria arbusta''
Shattuck, 1990
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Turneria bidentata''
Forel, 1895
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Turneria collina''
Shattuck, 1990
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Turneria dahlii''
Forel, 1901
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Turneria frenchi''
Forel, 1911
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Turneria pacifica''
Mann, 1919
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Turneria postomma''
Shattuck, 1990
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Turneria rosschinga''
Shattuck, 2011
References
External links
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Dolichoderinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Australia
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