Turneria

Genus of ants

Turneria is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae.^[2] Known from Australia, they form small colonies of fewer than 500 workers, and nest in trees and twigs.^[3]

Species

• Turneria arbusta Shattuck, 1990
• Turneria bidentata Forel, 1895
• Turneria collina Shattuck, 1990
• Turneria dahlii Forel, 1901
• Turneria frenchi Forel, 1911
• Turneria pacifica Mann, 1919
• Turneria postomma Shattuck, 1990
• Turneria rosschinga Shattuck, 2011

References

1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Turneria". AntCat. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
2. "Genus: Turneria". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
3. Shattuck, S. (2000). Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-0-643-06659-5.

External links

• Media related to Turneria at Wikimedia Commons