''Dolichoderus niger'' is a
species of
ant in the
genus ''
Dolichoderus''.
Described by Crawley in 1922, the species is
endemic to
Australia
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, and can be seen in scrub like habitats in
Western Australia, and has been observed in native woodland around the city of
Perth.
[Crawley, W. C. 1922e. New ants from Australia (concluded from vol. ix. p. 449). ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History'' 9(10): 16-36 (page 25, worker described)]
References
niger
Hymenoptera of Australia
Insects described in 1922
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