Iridomyrmex setoconus is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Shattuck and McMillan in 1998, the species is endemic to Australia, and small populations have only been found in Esperance.[1][2]

Iridomyrmex setoconus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Iridomyrmex
Species:
I. setoconus
Binomial name
Iridomyrmex setoconus
Shattuck & McMillan, 1998

References

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  1. ^ Shattuck, S. O.; McMillan, P. 1998. Revision of the species of the Iridomyrmex conifer group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with notes on their biology. Aust. J. Zool. 46: 301-315 (page 307, figs. 7-11 worker described)
  2. ^ Shattuck, Brian E. Heterick & Steve (2011). Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) (PDF). Auckland, N.Z.: Magnolia Press. ISBN 978-1-86977-676-3. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

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