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Worker Description.
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Posterior margin of head weakly concave; erect setae on posterior margin in fullface view set in a row; sides of head noticeably convex; erect genal setae present on sides of head in full-face view. 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 convex; antennal scape surpassing posterior margin of head by 1-2 x its diameter. Prominence on anteromedial clypeal margin projecting as blunt but distinct protuberance; mandible regularly triangular with oblique basal margin; long, curved setae on venter of head capsule absent.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FC08EB0D8E65FAAA" bold="true" box="[1004,1134,1368,1391]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">Mesosoma.</emphasis>
Pronotum moderately and evenly curved over its length. Erect pronotal setae numerous (12 or more), short and bristly. Mesonotum sinuous, or straight. Erect mesonotal setae numerous (12 or more), short and bristly. Mesothoracic spiracles always inconspicuous; propodeal dorsum straight and short (equal in length to propodeal declivity); placement of propodeal spiracle posteriad and near propodeal declivity, or mesad, more than its diameter away from propodeal declivity; propodeal angle present as a bluntly defined right angle, the dorsal and declivitous propodeal faces never separated by a carina. Erect propodeal setae numerous (12 or more), short and bristly.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FC0FE87A8E4AF98D" bold="true" box="[1003,1089,1583,1608]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">Petiole.</emphasis>
Dorsum of node convex; node thin, scale-like, orientation more-or-less vertical.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FD24E8068919F9A9" bold="true" box="[704,786,1619,1644]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">Gaster.</emphasis>
Non-marginal erect setae of gaster present on first gastral tergite; marginal erect setae of gaster present on first tergite.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FCAFE8228E3BF955" bold="true" box="[843,1072,1655,1680]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">General characters.</emphasis>
Allometric differences between workers of same nest absent. Colour brown. Colour of erect setae whitish.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="7F3336EB70EFFF09FF23E8958AC4F8DA" blockId="145.[151,1436,935,2004]" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FF23E8958B76F91D" bold="true" box="[199,381,1728,1752]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146" reason="1">Measurements.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FE6CE8958BD2F91D" box="[392,473,1728,1752]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">Worker</emphasis>
(n = 6)
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FDD3E894885BF91D" box="[567,592,1729,1752]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146"></emphasis>
CI 8589; EI 2729; EL 0.200.22; EW 0.160.18; HFL 0.851.01; HL 0.850.94; HW 0.720.81; ML 1.071.18; MTL 0.620.74; PpH 0.150.19; PpL 0.440.52; SI 99104; SL 0.75 0.83.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="3796656070EFFF0AFF23E97E8AB7FE42" lastPageId="146" lastPageNumber="147" pageId="145" pageNumber="146" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="7F3336EB70EFFF0AFF23E97E8AB7FE42" blockId="145.[151,1436,935,2004]" lastBlockId="146.[151,1436,151,428]" lastPageId="146" lastPageNumber="147" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FF23E97E8B44F881" bold="true" box="[199,335,1835,1860]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146" reason="1">Comments.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870EFFF09FEB1E9798873F881" authorityName="Heterick &amp; Shattuck" authorityYear="2011" box="[341,632,1836,1860]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="145" pageNumber="146" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suchieroides">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FEB1E9798873F881" box="[341,632,1836,1860]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">Iridomyrmex suchieroides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is likely to be the sister taxon of
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870EFFF09FC03E9788E53F881" box="[999,1112,1836,1860]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="145" pageNumber="146" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suchieri">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FC03E97889FBF881" box="[999,1008,1837,1860]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FC1AE9798E53F881" box="[1022,1112,1836,1860]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">suchieri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and workers of both species are difficult to distinguish from one another. The diagnostic separators are described under Comments under
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870EFFF09FA68E9048AFAF849" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="145" pageNumber="146" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suchieri">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FA68E9048F9EF8AD" box="[1420,1429,1873,1896]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FF73E9218AFAF849" box="[151,241,1908,1932]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">suchieri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(above).
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870EFFF09FEBAE9218888F849" authorityName="Heterick &amp; Shattuck" authorityYear="2011" box="[350,643,1908,1932]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="145" pageNumber="146" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suchieroides">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FEBAE9218888F849" box="[350,643,1908,1932]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">Iridomyrmex suchieroides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a very bristly appearance, with short, erect setae extending down the sides of the head capsule being clearly visible in full-face view. The ant occurs throughout all mainland Australian states, but is absent from
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970EFFF09FE05E9E9885BF811" box="[481,592,1980,2004]" country="Australia" name="Tasmania" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">Tasmania</collectingRegion>
. This species can occur in sympatry with
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870EFFF09FBFBE9E88E84F811" box="[1055,1167,1980,2004]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="145" pageNumber="146" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suchieri">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FBFBE9E88E23F811" box="[1055,1064,1981,2004]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970EFFF09FBD1E9E98E84F811" box="[1077,1167,1980,2004]" italics="true" pageId="145" pageNumber="146">suchieri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, even in the same back- yard (East Fremantle,
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970ECFF0AFE74EECD8855FF6A" box="[400,606,151,175]" country="Australia" name="Western Australia" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">Western Australia</collectingRegion>
). The behaviour of both species is distinctly different. Whereas
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870ECFF0AFACEEECC8F97FF75" box="[1322,1436,152,176]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="146" pageNumber="147" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suchieri">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFACEEECC8F38FF75" box="[1322,1331,153,176]" italics="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFAA6EECD8F97FF75" box="[1346,1436,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">suchieri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be aggressive, challenging other ants (in the East Fremantle property mentioned above,
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870ECFF0AFB77EEE88F08FF11" box="[1171,1283,188,212]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="146" pageNumber="147" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suchieri">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFB77EEE88E97FF11" box="[1171,1180,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFB4DEEE98F08FF11" box="[1193,1283,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">suchieri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
workers confronted workers of
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870ECFF0AFE90EEB588B6FF32" authority="Forel" authorityName="Forel" authorityYear="1910" box="[372,701,223,248]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Technomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="146" pageNumber="147" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jocosus">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFE90EEB58872FF32" box="[372,633,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">Technomyrmex jocosus</emphasis>
Forel
</taxonomicName>
hiding under capping on an asbestos fence),
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870ECFF0AFB20EEB48F62FF3D" authorityName="Heterick &amp; Shattuck" authorityYear="2011" box="[1220,1385,224,248]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="146" pageNumber="147" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suchieroides">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFB20EEB48EC6FF3D" box="[1220,1229,225,248]" italics="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFB39EEB58F62FF3D" box="[1245,1385,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">suchieroides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
forages furtively, running away timidly and hiding on human approach, and avoids contact with more aggressive species such as
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870ECFF0AFEA3EF7C8BAEFE85" box="[327,421,296,320]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="146" pageNumber="147" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chasei">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFEA3EF7C8B5BFE85" box="[327,336,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">I</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFEBAEF7D8BAEFE85" box="[350,421,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">chasei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870ECFF0AFE57EF7D88DCFE85" authorityName="Heterick &amp; Shattuck" authorityYear="2011" box="[435,727,296,320]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="146" pageNumber="147" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suchieroides">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFE57EF7D88DCFE85" box="[435,727,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">Iridomyrmex suchieroides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a small, unobtrusive nest hole. This species mainly forages on the ground but can climb in search of food: workers were collected in a malaise trap in Little Desert NP,
<collectingRegion id="BD48F80970ECFF0AFAB2EF198AB3FE42" country="Australia" name="Victoria" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">Victoria</collectingRegion>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="3796656070ECFF0AFF23EFC188DCFE6E" box="[199,727,404,428]" pageId="146" pageNumber="147" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="7F3336EB70ECFF0AFF23EFC188DCFE6E" blockId="146.[151,1436,151,428]" box="[199,727,404,428]" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFF23EFC18B45FE69" bold="true" box="[199,334,404,428]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147" reason="1">Etymology.</emphasis>
Greek:
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFE55EFC18BE7FE69" box="[433,492,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">oides</emphasis>
like plus
<taxonomicName id="B88C4D6870ECFF0AFD91EFC188C4FE69" box="[629,719,404,428]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Iridomyrmex" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="146" pageNumber="147" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="suchieri">
<emphasis id="4DF8EAF970ECFF0AFD91EFC188C4FE69" box="[629,719,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="146" pageNumber="147">suchieri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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