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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2021)

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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: 3 times found in Eucalyptus open forest, 3 times found in Savanna, 3 times found in V.R.D., 3 times found in woodland, 2 times found in Pandanus swamp, 2 times found in rainforest, 1 times found in grass pasture with termite mounds, 2 times found in Savanna woodland, 1 times found in mixed Eucalyptus woodland, 1 times found in on nest of Iridomyrmex sanguineus with nest on side of sanguines, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 6 times ground foragers, 2 times nest in termite mound, 2 times in termite mound, 2 times large, low mound, 1 times ex termite mound, 1 times creek bank, 1 times attacking tick, 1 times tending aphids on sorghum bicolor, 1 times nest.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 12 times traps, 1 times search, 1 times direct collection, 1 times Ex pantraps, 1 times malaise /ethanol, 0 times pit traps, 1 times Pitfall, 1 times pitfall trap, 1 times sweep, 1 times yellow tray ex alcohol.

Elevations: collected from 30 - 400 meters, 177 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1932-11-30 and 2009-05-31

Type specimens: holotype: anic32-008780; Holotype of Iridomyrmex reburrus: casent0172049; paratype: anic32-008781

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