title: Iridomyrmex neocaledonica
text: # Iridomyrmex neocaledonica
  
  Iridomyrmex neocaledonica is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011 and unlike most Iridomyrmex ants, the ant is endemic to New Caledonia.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The name derives from Latin, which refers to its distribution (New Caledonia).
  
  