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Iridomyrmex is a genus of ants called rainbow ants (referring to their blue-green iridescent sheen) first described by Austrian entomologist Gustav Mayr in 1862. He placed the genus in the subfamily Dolichoderinae of the family Formicidae. It has 79 described species and five fossil species. Most of these ants are native to Australia; others are found in Asia and Oceania, and they have been introduced to Brazil, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates. Fossil species are known from China, France, and the United States.

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  • Iridomyrmex és un gènere de formigues pertanyent a la subfamília Dolichoderinae. Té 79 espècies i subespècies que es troben des de l'Índia a la Xina, Austràlia i Nova Caledònia. (ca)
  • Iridomyrmex ist eine Gattung der Ameisen. Sie kommen mit 79 Arten und Unterarten von Indien und China bis nach Australien und Neukaledonien vor. Weitere sieben Arten sind aus fossilen Funden bekannt. Mit 63 vorkommenden Arten sind sie die artenreichste und auch häufigste Gattung der Ameisen in Australien. (de)
  • Iridomyrmex es un género de hormigas de la subfamilia Dolichoderinae. Tiene 79 especies y subespecies que se encuentran desde la India a China, Australia y Nueva Caledonia.​​ (es)
  • Iridomyrmex is a genus of ants called rainbow ants (referring to their blue-green iridescent sheen) first described by Austrian entomologist Gustav Mayr in 1862. He placed the genus in the subfamily Dolichoderinae of the family Formicidae. It has 79 described species and five fossil species. Most of these ants are native to Australia; others are found in Asia and Oceania, and they have been introduced to Brazil, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates. Fossil species are known from China, France, and the United States. These ants are known to be an ecologically dominant and important group of ants, but they are sometimes regarded as pests because they disturb soil and enter human houses. Farmers in rural Australia place animal carcasses on meat ant (I. purpureus) mounds as a method of disposing of them; meat ants consume the carcass and reduce it to bones in a matter of weeks. Meat ants also engage in ritualised fighting, which helps prevent casualties and solve territorial disputes between neighbouring colonies. The largest members of this genus are those of the I. purpureus species group, measuring 8 mm (0.31 in). After their nuptial flight, queen ants may establish a colony by themselves, by budding, or cooperatively, where a subset of the colony migrates to a new location or when multiple queens help find a suitable nesting spot, but they display intolerance to each other when workers are present. The eggs take 44 to 61 days to fully develop into adults. Ants of the genus live in a wide variety of habitats and nest in soil in numbers that range from a few hundred individuals to over 300,000 in a single colony. Depending on the species, nests are large mounds covered in pebbles with multiple entrances, while others live above ground in twig nests. In some cases, ants dwell in several nest sites connected by paths; some of these nests can extend to 650 m (2,130 ft) in length. Some species associate with caterpillars and butterflies that provide the ants with secretions and honeydew, and I. bicknelli pollinates orchids. These ants are predators and scavengers; they hunt for prey to feed their young. Notably, these ants are immune to the toxins of the cane toad and feed on the juveniles. Predators such as spiders, birds, lizards, and other ants prey on Iridomyrmex ants. (en)
  • Iridomyrmex est un genre de fourmis (famille des Formicidae). Ces espèces se rencontre depuis l'Inde et la Chine jusqu'à l'Australie et la Nouvelle-Calédonie. (fr)
  • 흰발마디개미속은 개미과에 속하는 개미의 속이다. 79개의 종이 여기에 속하며 인도에서 뉴칼레도니아까지 분포한다. (ko)
  • Iridomyrmex is een geslacht van mieren uit de onderfamilie van de Dolichoderinae. (nl)
  • Iridomyrmex är ett släkte av myror. Iridomyrmex ingår i familjen myror. (sv)
  • Iridomyrmex é um gênero de insetos, pertencente à família Formicidae. (pt)
  • Iridomyrmex (лат.) — род муравьёв подсемейства долиходерины (Dolichoderinae). Австралия (большинство видов), Новая Зеландия, Океания, юго-восточная Азия. Более 100 видов. (ru)
  • 虹琉璃蟻屬(Iridomyrmex),俗名彩虹蟻(rainbow ant, 因其帶有藍綠色彩虹光澤),隸屬於蟻科琉璃蟻亞科,由澳洲昆蟲學家古斯塔夫·邁爾 (Gustav Mayr) 於1862年首次描述,現生有79種,已滅絕有5種,大部分物種原生於澳洲,其餘的原生於亞洲及大洋洲,它們也被人為引入巴西、紐西蘭及阿拉伯地區。已滅絕的物種分布於中國、法國及美國。 它們是優勢種,它們會擾亂土壤組成或進入屋中,所以有時候被當成害蟲。澳洲的農夫會利用(I. purpureus)來清除動物屍體,將屍體放在蟻丘上,數週內就會只剩下骨頭。肉蟻會進行儀式性(ritualised)的打鬥,以解決不同群體間的領地衝突,這種方式可以減少傷亡。本屬最大的物種是 I. purpureus 物種複合群(species group),體長約8毫米。 蟻后在婚飛後會建立新的群體,可以是單獨進行,或是透過分巢,也就是一些母群體的工蟻偕同蟻后一起遷徙到新的地點,有時候數隻蟻后會合作築巢,但在工蟻羽化後便會互相攻擊,最後只會剩下一隻蟻后。卵羽化成工蟻需花費44到61天。虹琉璃蟻習性及棲地多樣,因物種而異,有些物種築巢於土壤中,群體大小從數百個體到超過三十萬個體,巢體樣式可以是被卵石覆蓋,有好幾個出入口的大型蟻丘,有些物種在枝條中築巢,有些物種則會建立數個蟻巢,並以通道相連,蟻巢群的長度甚至可以達到650公尺;有些物種會和其他生物共生,像是會提供螞蟻分泌物或蜜露的鱗翅目幼蟲; 會替蘭花授粉;虹琉璃蟻是掠食者也是清除者,會捕食獵物餵養幼蟲;虹琉璃蟻免疫海蟾蜍的毒素,能夠獵食未成熟的海蟾蜍;虹琉璃蟻的獵食者有蜘蛛、鳥類、蜥蜴或其他螞蟻。 (zh)
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  • Mayr, 1862 (en)
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  • c. 79 extant species (en)
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  • Iridomyrmex és un gènere de formigues pertanyent a la subfamília Dolichoderinae. Té 79 espècies i subespècies que es troben des de l'Índia a la Xina, Austràlia i Nova Caledònia. (ca)
  • Iridomyrmex ist eine Gattung der Ameisen. Sie kommen mit 79 Arten und Unterarten von Indien und China bis nach Australien und Neukaledonien vor. Weitere sieben Arten sind aus fossilen Funden bekannt. Mit 63 vorkommenden Arten sind sie die artenreichste und auch häufigste Gattung der Ameisen in Australien. (de)
  • Iridomyrmex es un género de hormigas de la subfamilia Dolichoderinae. Tiene 79 especies y subespecies que se encuentran desde la India a China, Australia y Nueva Caledonia.​​ (es)
  • Iridomyrmex est un genre de fourmis (famille des Formicidae). Ces espèces se rencontre depuis l'Inde et la Chine jusqu'à l'Australie et la Nouvelle-Calédonie. (fr)
  • 흰발마디개미속은 개미과에 속하는 개미의 속이다. 79개의 종이 여기에 속하며 인도에서 뉴칼레도니아까지 분포한다. (ko)
  • Iridomyrmex is een geslacht van mieren uit de onderfamilie van de Dolichoderinae. (nl)
  • Iridomyrmex är ett släkte av myror. Iridomyrmex ingår i familjen myror. (sv)
  • Iridomyrmex é um gênero de insetos, pertencente à família Formicidae. (pt)
  • Iridomyrmex (лат.) — род муравьёв подсемейства долиходерины (Dolichoderinae). Австралия (большинство видов), Новая Зеландия, Океания, юго-восточная Азия. Более 100 видов. (ru)
  • Iridomyrmex is a genus of ants called rainbow ants (referring to their blue-green iridescent sheen) first described by Austrian entomologist Gustav Mayr in 1862. He placed the genus in the subfamily Dolichoderinae of the family Formicidae. It has 79 described species and five fossil species. Most of these ants are native to Australia; others are found in Asia and Oceania, and they have been introduced to Brazil, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates. Fossil species are known from China, France, and the United States. (en)
  • 虹琉璃蟻屬(Iridomyrmex),俗名彩虹蟻(rainbow ant, 因其帶有藍綠色彩虹光澤),隸屬於蟻科琉璃蟻亞科,由澳洲昆蟲學家古斯塔夫·邁爾 (Gustav Mayr) 於1862年首次描述,現生有79種,已滅絕有5種,大部分物種原生於澳洲,其餘的原生於亞洲及大洋洲,它們也被人為引入巴西、紐西蘭及阿拉伯地區。已滅絕的物種分布於中國、法國及美國。 它們是優勢種,它們會擾亂土壤組成或進入屋中,所以有時候被當成害蟲。澳洲的農夫會利用(I. purpureus)來清除動物屍體,將屍體放在蟻丘上,數週內就會只剩下骨頭。肉蟻會進行儀式性(ritualised)的打鬥,以解決不同群體間的領地衝突,這種方式可以減少傷亡。本屬最大的物種是 I. purpureus 物種複合群(species group),體長約8毫米。 (zh)
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  • Iridomyrmex (en)
  • Iridomyrmex (ca)
  • Iridomyrmex (de)
  • Iridomyrmex (es)
  • Iridomyrmex (fr)
  • 흰발마디개미속 (ko)
  • Iridomyrmex (nl)
  • Iridomyrmex (pt)
  • Iridomyrmex (ru)
  • Iridomyrmex (sv)
  • 虹琉璃蟻屬 (zh)
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