About Iridomyrmex anceps (Roger, 1863)
Iridomyrmex anceps is an ant species that belongs to the genus Iridomyrmex. This species has a very large distribution spanning multiple continents, with its main distribution concentrated in northern Australia. Some specimens of Iridomyrmex anceps have been recorded on multiple islands, and a number of specimens have even been found and collected in the United Arab Emirates. Iridomyrmex anceps shares a very similar appearance with another species in the same genus, Iridomyrmex agilis. The species was first formally described by Julius Roger in 1863. Iridomyrmex anceps is counted among the most common attendant ants that accompany the larvae of the imperial hairstreak butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras.
