Dolichoderus clusor
Dolichoderus clusor is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Auguste-Henri Forel in 1907, the species mostly live in dry sclerophyll and forages on tree trunks. Populations are known from Western Australia and South Australia.[1] Ants of this species have been observed nesting under masses of dead grass, which were located under a stone.[2]
| Dolichoderus clusor | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Dolichoderus |
| Species: | D. clusor |
| Binomial name | |
| Dolichoderus clusor Forel, 1907 | |
References
- Shattuck, Steven O.; Marsden, Sharon (23 September 2013). "Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3716 (2): 101. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3716.2.1. PMID 26106769. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- Wheeler, W. M. (1934d). "Contributions to the fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. No. IX". The ants. J. R. Soc. West. Aust. 20: 137–163.
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