Iridomyrmex obscurus

Iridomyrmex obscurus
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Iridomyrmex suchieri)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Leptomyrmecini
Genus:	Iridomyrmex
Species:	Iridomyrmex obscurus Crawley, 1921

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Iridomyrmex suchieri.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• obscurus. Iridomyrmex obscurus Crawley, 1921: 92, fig. 1 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of suchieri Heterick & Shattuck, 2011: 144.

References

• Crawley, W. C. 1921. New and little-known species of ants from various localities. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(7): 87-97. (page 92, fig. 1 worker described)