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Subfamily Dolichoderinae
- This page contains pictures and information about Small Dolly Ants that we
found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Body length 5mm
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- Small Dolly Ants are black in colour with pale bands on gaster. Head and
mesosoma are heavily sculptured.
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- This Dolichoderus species do not have the spin on body. The rear
face of the propodeum is concave.
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- Small Dolly Ants often found tending honeydew-secreting insects include lerps,
and aphids.
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- Pictures were taken in Karawatha Forest. The ants are always found on
plants.
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- Reference:
- 1. Dolichoderus spp.
- Australian Insect Common Names, CSIRO, 2005.
- 2. Dolichoderus
- myrmecos.net,
2005.
- 3. Genus Dolichoderus
- Australian Ants Online - S.O. Shattuck and N.J. Barnett, CSIRO 2001
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4. Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification - S Shattuck, Natalie J Barnett, CSIRO,
1999, p68.
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