Ochetellus flavipes

This species is arid adapted and nests in spinifex, using the resin to build tunnels between nests and foraging areas. This was known to the local aboriginal people who collected the resin and used it as a binding agent.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  flavipes. Hypoclinea flavipes Kirby, W.F. 1896: 206 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Iridomyrmex: Clark, 1930b: 268; Clark, 1930c: 21; in Ochetellus: Shattuck, 1992a: 17. Senior synonym of rostrinotus: Clark, 1930b: 268; Clark, 1930c: 21.
 * rostrinotus. Iridomyrmex rostrinotus Forel, 1910b: 53 (w.q.m.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of flavipes: Clark, 1930b: 268; Clark, 1930c: 21.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Heterick B. E. 2013. A taxonomic overview and key to the ants of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 83: 375-404.
 * Heterick B. E., B. Durrant, and N. R. Gunawardene. 2010. The ant fauna of the Pilbara Bioregion, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 78: 157-167.
 * Shattuck S. O. 1994. Taxonomic catalog of the ant subfamilies Aneuretinae and Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). University of California Publications in Entomology 112: i-xix, 1-241.
 * Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.
 * Taylor R. W., and D. R. Brown. 1985. Formicoidea. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 2: 1-149.