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<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F4FF12FF73EB688BF6FA92" authority="Forel" authorityName="Forel" box="[151,509,1341,1367]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="splendens">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F4FF12FF73EB688BB8FA92" bold="true" box="[151,435,1341,1367]" italics="true" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">Iridomyrmex splendens</emphasis>
Forel
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, stat. n.
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(
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,
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)
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<treatmentCitation id="FE2D10FA70F4FF12FF73EBCB88A0FA71" author="Forel, A." box="[151,683,1438,1460]" page="290" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" year="1907">
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F4FF12FF73EBCB88A0FA71" ID-CoL="7K9G4" authority="Forel, 1907 a: 290" authorityName="Forel" authorityPageNumber="290" authorityYear="1907" box="[151,683,1438,1460]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subSpecies" species="mattiroloi" subSpecies="splendens">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F4FF12FF73EBCB8BE4FA71" box="[151,495,1438,1460]" italics="true" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">Iridomyrmex mattiroloi splendens</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="1B1D4B1A70F4FF12FE10EBCB88A0FA71" author="Forel, A." box="[500,683,1438,1460]" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" pagination="263 - 310" refId="ref111319" refString="Forel, A. (1907 a) Formicidae. In: Michaelsen, W. &amp; Hartmeyer, R. Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger sudwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. 1, 263 - 310. Jena." type="journal article" year="1907">Forel, 1907a: 290</bibRefCitation>
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.
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<treatmentCitationGroup id="5F9C11C570F4FF12FF73EBE8894AFA17" box="[151,833,1468,1491]" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">
<treatmentCitation id="FE2D10FA70F4FF12FF73EBE8881AFA17" author="Clark, J." box="[151,529,1468,1491]" page="62" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" year="1934">
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F4FF12FF73EBE8881AFA17" authority="Clark, 1934 b: 62" authorityName="Clark" authorityPageNumber="62" authorityYear="1934" box="[151,529,1468,1491]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vicina">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F4FF12FF73EBE88B55FA17" box="[151,350,1469,1491]" italics="true" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">Iridomyrmex vicina</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="1B1D4B1A70F4FF12FE80EBE9881AFA17" author="Clark, J." box="[356,529,1468,1490]" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" pagination="48 - 73" refId="ref110195" refString="Clark, J. (1934 b) Ants from the Otway Ranges. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, 8, 48 - 73." type="journal article" year="1934">Clark, 1934b: 62</bibRefCitation>
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, pl. 4, fig. 22.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F4FF12FD40EBE8894AFA17" bold="true" box="[676,833,1469,1490]" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">New synonym.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F4FF12FF73EBAF8AEEF9D7" bold="true" box="[151,229,1530,1554]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" reason="1">Types.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F4FF12FF15EBAF88C2F9D7" authority="Forel" authorityName="Forel" authorityYear="1907" box="[241,713,1530,1554]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subSpecies" species="mattiroloi" subSpecies="splendens">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F4FF12FF15EBAF8870F9D7" box="[241,635,1530,1554]" italics="true" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">Iridomyrmex mattiroloi splendens</emphasis>
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:
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from
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and
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,
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970F4FF12FB28EBAF8F97F9D7" box="[1228,1436,1530,1554]" country="Australia" name="Western Australia" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">Western Australia</collectingRegion>
(
<collectionCode id="199DAE2E70F4FF12FF7AE84B8AFEF9F3" box="[158,245,1566,1590]" country="Switzerland" name="Museum d'Histoire Naturelle" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" type="Museum">MHNG</collectionCode>
,
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, examined;
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,
<specimenCount id="698AFD6270F4FF12FDB5E84B88B3F9F3" box="[593,696,1566,1590]" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" type="worker">1 worker</specimenCount>
, examined) (
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holds
<specimenCount id="698AFD6270F4FF12FC0CE84B8E46F9F3" box="[1000,1101,1566,1590]" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" type="worker">1 worker</specimenCount>
from
<location id="7A53603070F4FF12FB77E84B8F5BF9F3" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F72587FD70F4FF14FF73EB688B0CFC61:7A53603070F4FF12FB77E84B8F5BF9F3" box="[1171,1360,1566,1590]" county="Donnybrook" municipality="Albany" name="Mundaring Weir" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" stateProvince="Western Australia">Mundaring Weir</location>
,
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970F4FF12FABFE84B8B23F99F" country="Australia" name="Western Australia" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">Western Australia</collectingRegion>
labelled as a type, but this is not true type material).
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F4FF12FC97E8178E9DF99F" authority="Clark" authorityName="Clark" authorityYear="1934" box="[883,1174,1602,1626]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vicina">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F4FF12FC97E8178E45F99F" box="[883,1102,1602,1626]" italics="true" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">Iridomyrmex vicina</emphasis>
Clark
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:
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worker from
<location id="7A53603070F4FF12FF73E8338B25F9B8" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:F72587FD70F4FF14FF73EB688B0CFC61:7A53603070F4FF12FF73E8338B25F9B8" box="[151,302,1638,1662]" county="Donnybrook" municipality="Albany" name="Beech Forest" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" stateProvince="Western Australia">Beech Forest</location>
,
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970F4FF12FEDFE8338B9EF9BB" box="[315,405,1638,1662]" country="Australia" name="Victoria" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">Victoria</collectingRegion>
(
<collectionCode id="199DAE2E70F4FF12FE41E8338808F9BB" box="[421,515,1638,1662]" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">MVMA</collectionCode>
, examined).
<typeStatus id="A037884970F4FF12FD72E833890CF9BB" box="[662,775,1638,1662]" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
: same data as holotype (
<collectionCode id="199DAE2E70F4FF12FBFBE8338E63F9BB" box="[1055,1128,1638,1662]" country="Australia" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:32981" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:32981" name="Australian National Insect Collection" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">ANIC</collectionCode>
,
<specimenCode id="2F2A9E9070F4FF12FB91E8338F3DF9BB" box="[1141,1334,1638,1662]" collectionCode="ANIC" country="Australia" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:32981" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:32981" name="Australian National Insect Collection" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">ANIC32-017918</specimenCode>
,
<specimenCount id="698AFD6270F4FF12FAA6E8338AB1F964" pageId="138" pageNumber="139" type="worker">4 workers</specimenCount>
, examined;
<collectionCode id="199DAE2E70F4FF12FEA5E8DF8B95F967" box="[321,414,1674,1698]" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">MVMA</collectionCode>
,
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, 2 queens).
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Worker Description.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F4FF12FE20E8F88802F903" bold="true" box="[452,521,1709,1734]" italics="true" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">Head.</emphasis>
</emphasis>
Posterior margin of head planar to weakly concave; erect setae on posterior margin in full-face view set in a row; sides of head noticeably convex; erect genal setae absent from sides of head in full-face view (one to a few small setae may be present near mandibular insertion). Ocelli absent; in full-face view, eyes set at about midpoint of head capsule; in profile, eye set anteriad of head capsule; eye semi-circular, or asymmetrical, curvature of inner eye margin more pronounced than that of its outer margin. Frontal carinae straight; antennal scape surpassing posterior margin of head by approximately 2 x its diameter. Erect setae on scape absent, except at tip; prominence on anteromedial clypeal margin present as an indistinct swelling or undulation; mandible triangular with distinct angle between masticatory and basal margins; long, curved setae on venter of head capsule absent.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F4FF12FF08E99B8B65F820" bold="true" box="[236,366,1998,2021]" italics="true" pageId="138" pageNumber="139">Mesosoma.</emphasis>
Pronotum moderately and evenly curved over its length. Erect pronotal setae moderate in number (6–12), short and bristly. Mesonotum sinuous, or straight, or evenly curved. Erect mesonotal setae moderate in number (6–12), short and bristly, or sparse (6 or fewer) and bristly. Mesothoracic spiracles always inconspicuous; propodeal dorsum smoothly and evenly convex; placement of propodeal spiracle mesad, more than its diameter away from propodeal declivity; propodeal angle weakly present or absent, the confluence of the dorsal and declivitous propodeal faces indicated, if at all, by an undulation. Erect propodeal setae numerous (12 or more), short and bristly.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F5FF13FF0FEF1E8B4AFEA1" bold="true" box="[235,321,331,356]" italics="true" pageId="139" pageNumber="140">Petiole.</emphasis>
Dorsum of node convex; node thin, scale-like, orientation more-or-less vertical.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F5FF13FB30EF1E8F2DFEA1" bold="true" box="[1236,1318,331,356]" italics="true" pageId="139" pageNumber="140">Gaster.</emphasis>
Non-marginal erect setae of gaster present on first gastral tergite; marginal erect setae of gaster present on first tergite.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F5FF13FA86EF3A8B46FE69" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="139" pageNumber="140">General characters.</emphasis>
Allometric differences between workers of same nest absent. Colour shining medium brown to dark blackish-brown, weak yellowish to bluish iridescence on head and body. Colour of erect setae pale yellow to whitish.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="7F3336EB70F5FF13FF73E9CD8955F829" blockId="139.[151,1436,1944,2028]" pageId="139" pageNumber="140">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F5FF13FF73E9CD8B2AF86A" bold="true" box="[151,289,1944,1967]" pageId="139" pageNumber="140">FIGURE 73.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F5FF13FECDE9CD881CF86B" box="[297,535,1944,1966]" italics="true" pageId="139" pageNumber="140">Iridomyrmex splendens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, smaller, dark form (Wrattonbully, SA, ANIC32-023684): A. Front of head; B. Side of body; C. Top of body.
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F5FF13FE98E9E28862F808" box="[380,617,1975,1997]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="139" pageNumber="140" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="splendens">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F5FF13FE98E9E28862F808" box="[380,617,1975,1997]" italics="true" pageId="139" pageNumber="140">Iridomyrmex splendens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, larger, pale form (Mount Remarkable, SA, ANIC32-038285): D. Front of head; E. Side of body; F. Top of body; G. Distribution of material examined.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="7F3336EB70F2FF14FF23EECD8AC4FF32" blockId="140.[151,1436,151,932]" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FF23EECD8B76FF75" bold="true" box="[199,381,152,176]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" reason="1">Measurements.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FE63EECD8BD3FF75" box="[391,472,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">Worker</emphasis>
(n = 5)—CI 84–90; EI 23–29; EL 0.18–0.19; EW 0.14–0.15; HFL 0.80–1.05; HL 0.77–0.92; HW 0.65–0.82; ML 0.91–1.24; MTL 0.62–0.76; PpH 0.13–0.17; PpL 0.40–0.51; SI 105–108; SL 0.68– 0.86.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="3796656070F2FF14FF23EF568B0CFC61" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="7F3336EB70F2FF14FF23EF568B0CFC61" blockId="140.[151,1436,151,932]" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FF23EF568B44FED9" bold="true" box="[199,335,259,284]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" reason="1">Comments.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FEBEEF518868FED9" box="[346,611,260,284]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="splendens">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FEBEEF518868FED9" box="[346,611,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">Iridomyrmex splendens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is one of about a dozen small-medium variegated brown to black
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FA92EF508B07FE85" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FA92EF508B07FE85" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">Iridomyrmex</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
that are superficially very similar and, in some cases, sympatric. This species can generally be recognised by the mesosomal vestiture of short, pale, bristly setae and row of short, erect setae on the posterior margin of the head (one or a few randomly distributed setae are present in the very similar
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FBC0EF248E94FE4D" box="[1060,1183,368,392]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mjobergi">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FBC0EF248E26FE4D" box="[1060,1069,369,392]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FBDFEF258E94FE4D" box="[1083,1183,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">mjobergi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FB33EF248F66FE4D" authorityName="Heterick &amp; Shattuck" authorityYear="2011" box="[1239,1389,368,392]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="meridianus">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FB33EF248EEBFE4D" box="[1239,1248,369,392]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FB0BEF258F66FE4D" box="[1263,1389,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). In difficult cases, the eye size is often decisive (see ‘Comments’ under
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FC72EFC08E1AFE69" box="[918,1041,404,428]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mjobergi">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FC72EFC08994FE69" box="[918,927,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FC49EFC18E1AFE69" box="[941,1041,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">mjobergi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Workers usually possess a greenish-yellow or bluish iridescence over the entire body (present only on the gaster in
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FBDAEFEC8EDFFE0A" box="[1086,1236,440,464]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="victorianus">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FBDAEFEC8E4CFE15" box="[1086,1095,441,464]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FBB2EFED8EDFFE0A" box="[1110,1236,440,463]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">victorianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which also has a concave posterior margin of the head, whereas this margin is planar or only weakly indented medially in
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FADBEF888AC1FDDD" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="splendens">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FADBEF888F43FE31" box="[1343,1352,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FAB3EF898AC1FDDD" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">splendens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), but may be a bicoloured, variegated brown-and-black or even brown-and-orange. In
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970F2FF14FB24EFAA8F25FDD2" box="[1216,1326,511,535]" country="Australia" name="Tasmania" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">Tasmania</collectingRegion>
, where
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FA68EC548B0EFDF9" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="splendens">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FA68EC548F9EFDDD" box="[1420,1429,513,536]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FF73EC718B0EFDF9" box="[151,261,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">splendens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is sympatric with
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FE37EC708852FDF9" box="[467,601,548,572]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mattiroloi">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FE37EC708BD7FDF9" box="[467,476,549,572]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FE0EEC718852FDF9" box="[490,601,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">mattiroloi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, it can readily be distinguished from that ant by the longer antenna and the less truncate propodeum.
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FE58EC1D88AEFD9A" authorityName="Clark" authorityYear="1934" box="[444,677,584,608]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vicinus">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FE58EC1D88AEFD9A" box="[444,677,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">Iridomyrmex vicinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
represents the larger, eastern states phenotype of
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FB04EC1C8F6CFDA5" box="[1248,1383,584,608]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="splendens">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FB04EC1C8F6CFDA5" box="[1248,1383,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">I. splendens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but can readily be associated with the western form by virtue of the small eye, evenly rounded propodeum and appressed and erect pilosity pattern. These features also distinguish these nominal taxa from the very similar
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FABFECC48AFFFD09" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="victorianus">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FABFECC48AFFFD09" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">I. victorianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FEE0ECE18BE8FD09" authorityName="Clark" authorityYear="1934" box="[260,483,692,716]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vicina">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FEE0ECE18BE8FD09" box="[260,483,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">Iridomyrmex vicina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
becomes a junior synonym of
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FCAFECE089D9FD09" box="[843,978,692,716]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="splendens">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FCAFECE0895FFD09" box="[843,852,693,716]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FC80ECE189D9FD09" box="[868,978,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">splendens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in this work.
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870F2FF14FB93ECE18F74FD09" box="[1143,1407,692,716]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="140" pageNumber="141" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="splendens">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970F2FF14FB93ECE18F74FD09" box="[1143,1407,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">Iridomyrmex splendens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is most common in southern
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970F2FF14FE2EEC8D889EFD2A" box="[458,661,727,751]" country="Australia" name="Western Australia" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">Western Australia</collectingRegion>
and south-eastern
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970F2FF14FC8AEC828E14FD2A" box="[878,1055,727,751]" country="Australia" name="South Australia" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">South Australia</collectingRegion>
(including Kangaroo island), but also occurs in northern
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970F2FF14FE4AECA98875FCD1" box="[430,638,764,788]" country="Australia" name="Western Australia" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">Western Australia</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970F2FF14FD6AECA988E0FCD1" box="[654,747,764,788]" country="Australia" name="Victoria" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">Victoria</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970F2FF14FD1EECA9896EFCD1" box="[762,869,764,788]" country="Australia" name="Tasmania" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">Tasmania</collectingRegion>
and
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970F2FF14FC40ECA98E73FCD1" box="[932,1144,764,788]" country="Australia" name="New South Wales" pageId="140" pageNumber="141">New South Wales</collectingRegion>
. Throughout much of its range, this is an ant of dry sclerophyll woodland. Nests are commonly found under logs, and workers are often seen foraging on tree-trunks and low vegetation. However, populations of the ant have also been recorded from eucalypt forest near the peaks of some of New South Wales’ higher mountains (e.g., Mt Canobolas, Mt Kaputar and Point Lookout).
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</subSubSection>
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