Dolichoderus nigricornis

Dolichoderus nigricornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species group: scrobiculatus
Species: D. nigricornis
Binomial name
Dolichoderus nigricornis
Clark, 1930

Dolichoderus nigricornis is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Clark in 1930, the species endemic to Australia and is widespread, known from dry sclerophyll woodland and forage on trees.[1] Their nests can be found in soil, typically under rocks.

References

  1. Shattuck, Steven O.; Marsden, Sharon (23 September 2013). "Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa 3716 (2): 101. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3716.2.1. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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