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Dolichoderus omicron

Dolichoderus omicron is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Shattuck and Marsden in 2013, the species is endemic to Australia, being found in sem-arid regions and can be seen foraging during the day in columns on the ground surface. Colonies of this species can be found under rocks in soil.

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Dolichoderus omicron
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species:
D. omicron
Binomial name
Dolichoderus omicron
Shattuck & Marsden, 2013

Dolichoderus omicron is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Shattuck and Marsden in 2013, the species is endemic to Australia, being found in sem-arid regions and can be seen foraging during the day in columns on the ground surface. Colonies of this species can be found under rocks in soil.1

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  1. Shattuck, Steven O.; Marsden, Sharon (23 September 2013). "Australian species of the ant genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3716 (2): 101–143. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3716.2.1. PMID 26106769. Retrieved 18 January 2015.