Froggattella kirbii, commonly known as the common froglet ant[1] is a species of ant in the genus Froggattella. The species is common in drier sclerophyll areas in various states of Australia.[2]
Froggattella kirbii | |
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F. kirbii worker | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
Genus: | Froggattella |
Species: | F. kirbii
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Binomial name | |
Froggattella kirbii (Lowne, 1865)
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Synonyms | |
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References
edit- ^ "Froggattella kirbii (Lowne, 1865)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ Shattuck, S. O. (1996). "The Australian ant genus Froggattella (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) revisited." Australian Journal of Entomology, 35: 43-47
External links
edit- Media related to Froggattella kirbii at Wikimedia Commons