Iridomyrmex bicknelli
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| Iridomyrmex bicknelli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Iridomyrmex |
| Species: | I. bicknelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Iridomyrmex bicknelli | |
Iridomyrmex bicknelli, also known as the black trail ant, is a species of ant belonging to the genus Iridomyrmex. The species is distributed in every single state and territory in Australia. Iridomyrmex bicknelli was described by Emery in 1898.[2]
- Iridomyrmex bicknelli formosae Forel, 1912
- Iridomyrmex bicknelli luteus Forel, 1915[3]