Discothyrea antarctica

{{Short description|Species of ant}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}

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| image = Discothyrea antarctica casent0172126 profile 1.jpg

| image_caption = Discothyrea antarctica worker

| genus = Discothyrea

| species = antarctica

| authority = Emery, 1895

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Discothyrea antarctica is a species of ant in the genus Discothyrea, within the subfamily Proceratiinae, and is endemic to New Zealand.{{cite web|title=Discothyrea antarctica Emery, 1895|url=http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/305c312f-80d4-4216-9654-295b331af1db|website=www.nzor.org.nz|publisher=Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd|access-date=3 February 2018}} It is found in native forests throughout the country.{{Cite web|url=http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/factsheets/Factsheets/discothyrea-antarctica|title=Discothyrea antarctica|last=Don|first=Warwick|last2=Harris|first2=Richard|website=www.landcareresearch.co.nz|publisher=Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd|language=en|access-date=2018-02-03|archive-date=2019-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126171919/https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/factsheets/Factsheets/discothyrea-antarctica|url-status=dead}}