''Doleromyrma'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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 ...
s in the
subfamily 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 wor ...
.
The genus is native to
Australia, where the ants nest in soil, or under stones or logs.
Species
* ''
Doleromyrma darwiniana''
(Forel, 1907) – native to
Australia, and introduced to
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
**''Doleromyrma darwiniana fida''
(Forel, 1907)
**''Doleromyrma darwiniana leae''
(Forel, 1913)
* ''
Doleromyrma rottnestensis''
(Wheeler, 1934)
References
External links
*
Dolichoderinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Australia
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