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Iridomyrmex variscapus
| Iridomyrmex variscapus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Iridomyrmex bigi) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Leptomyrmecini |
| Genus: | Iridomyrmex |
| Species: | Iridomyrmex variscapus Shattuck, 1993 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Iridomyrmex bigi.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- variscapus. Iridomyrmex variscapus Shattuck, 1993a: 141, fig. 9 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of bigi: Heterick & Shattuck, 2011: 51.
References
- Shattuck, S. O. 1993a. Revision of the Iridomyrmex purpureus species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Invertebr. Taxon. 7: 113-149 (page 141, fig. 9 worker described)