Froggattella kirbii

Froggattella kirbii, commonly known as the common froglet ant[1] is a species of ant in the genus Froggattella. The species is common in drier sclerophyll areas in various states of Australia.[2]

Froggattella kirbii
F. kirbii worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Dolichoderinae
Genus:
Froggattella
Species:
F. kirbii
Binomial name
Froggattella kirbii
(Lowne, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Froggattella kirbyi bispinosa Forel, 1902
  • Froggattella kirbyi ianthina Wheeler, W.M., 1936
  • Froggattella kirbyi laticeps Wheeler, W.M., 1936
  • Froggattella kirbyi lutescens Wheeler, W.M., 1936
  • Froggattella kirbyi nigripes Wheeler, W.M., 1936

References
  1. "Froggattella kirbii (Lowne, 1865)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. Shattuck, S. O. (1996). "The Australian ant genus Froggattella (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) revisited." Australian Journal of Entomology, 35: 43-47


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