Iridomyrmex longisoma is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, the ant is endemic to Australia, confined in Western Australia, and nests are known to inhabit into sandy soil.[1]

Iridomyrmex longisoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Iridomyrmex
Species:
I. longisoma
Binomial name
Iridomyrmex longisoma
Heterick & Shattuck, 2011

Etymology

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The species name derives from the Latin language and the Greek language which translates to 'long' (longus) in Latin and in Greek: 'body' (soma).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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 2 January 2015.