Ochetellus flavipes

Ochetellus flavipes, the spinifex ant,^[1] is a species of ant in the genus Ochetellus. Described by William Forsell Kirby in 1896, the species is endemic to Australia.^[2]

Ochetellus flavipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Ochetellus
Species:	O. flavipes
Binomial name
Ochetellus flavipes (Kirby, 1896)
Synonyms
Iridomyrmex rostrinotus Forel, 1910

Protective casing to protect mealy bugs built on spinifex by spinifex ants