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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2022)

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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Oceania: Australia
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Australasia

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 18 times found in Mallee, 4 times found in Mallee and Triodia on sand dune, yellow sand times found in Mixed Xylomelum/Banksia heath, 3 times found in native veg., rural environ., 3 times found in Closed low shrubland, 2 times found in tree heath, 1 times found in Low closed Mallee, 1 times found in Mallee woodland, 1 times found in Sandplain heath, 1 times found in closed heath, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 3 times nests in soil, 3 times trunk strays, 2 times soil, 2 times nocturnal strays, 2 times Ground nest with small mound, 2 times E.behriana, 2 times diurnal, 1 times day strays, 1 times soil/veg., 1 times on E.incrassara, 1 times night strays, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 3 times Malaise, 2 times pitfall trap, 1 times honey bait, 1 times Pitfall, 1 times 2m Townes malaise, 1 times At light.

Elevations: collected from 12 - 273 meters, 134 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1928-04-30 and 2007-04-07

Type specimens: paratype of Iridomyrmex omalonotus: casent0903088

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