Dolichoderus niger
Dolichoderus niger is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Crawley in 1922, the species is endemic to Australia, and can be seen in scrub like habitats in Western Australia, and has been observed in native woodland around the city of Perth.[1][2]
| Dolichoderus niger | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Dolichoderus |
| Species: | D. niger |
| Binomial name | |
| Dolichoderus niger Crawley, 1922 | |
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.
- Crawley, W. C. 1922e. New ants from Australia (concluded from vol. ix. p. 449). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9(10): 16-36 (page 25, worker described)
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