Iridomyrmex
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”) and μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”).
Proper noun
Iridomyrmex m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – the rainbow ants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita – suborder; Formicoidea – superfamily; Formicidae – family; Dolichoderinae - subfamily; Leptomyrmecini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Iridomyrmex purpureus (gravel ant, southern meat ant) -type species
References
- Iridomyrmex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Iridomyrmex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Iridomyrmex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons