Austromorium is an Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[2] The genus contains two species, one of which, Austromorium flavigaster, is fairly common and widespread in southern Australia. The other species, Austromorium hetericki, is only found in Western Australia. Little is known about their biology.[3]
| Austromorium | |
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| Austromorium flavigaster | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Austromorium Shattuck, 2009 |
| Type species | |
| Xiphomyrmex flavigaster Clark, 1938
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 2 species | |
Species
edit- Austromorium flavigaster (Clark, 1938)
- Austromorium hetericki Shattuck, 2009
References
edit- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Austromorium". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Austromorium". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Shattuck, Steven O. (2009). "Austromorium, a new myrmicine ant genus from Australia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Zootaxa. 2193: 62–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2193.1.3.