Iridomyrmex Mayr 1862 (ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Parent taxon: Leptomyrmicini according to B. Bolton 2012

See also Bolton 2003, Carpenter 1992, Emery 1913, Wheeler 1915 and Zhang 1989

Sister taxa: Anonychomyrma, Azteca, Chronomyrmex, Gracilidris, Leptomyrmex, Schismiscapus, Yantaromyrmex

Subtaxa: Iridomyrmex breviantennis Iridomyrmex florissantius Iridomyrmex mapesi Iridomyrmex obscurans Iridomyrmex shandongicus

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Australia (1 collection)

• Miocene of China (1)

• Oligocene of Germany (1)

• Eocene of United States (7: Arkansas, Colorado)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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