title: Iridomyrmex xanthocoxa
text: # Iridomyrmex xanthocoxa
  
  Iridomyrmex xanthocoxa is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described in 2011, the ant is mainly confined to the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  Its name deprives from the Greek language, and translate as: ‘xanthos’—‘ yellow’ plus ‘coxa’, which references the colour appearance on the species.
  
  