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Iridomyrmex macrops

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Formicidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Hymenoptera

Subfamily
  
Dolichoderinae

Iridomyrmex macrops is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, the species is endemic to several states in Australia.

Etymology

The name derives from the Greek language, which refers to the ant containing large eyes.

References

Iridomyrmex macrops Wikipedia