Myrmecia cephalotes
| Myrmecia cephalotes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. cephalotes |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia cephalotes Clark, 1943 | |
Myrmecia cephalotes is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. This species is native to Australia. Myrmecia cephalotes has a large distribution in central South Australia and can be found in other regions of Australia.[1]
The length of a worker Myrmecia cephalotes is 13-14.5 millimetres long. The head and gaster are black; the antennae, thorax, node, legs and other features on the body are a yellowish-red colour. The mandibles are a yellow colour.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia cephalotes Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae). Victoria. p. 123.
- ↑ Taylor, R.W. (1985). Formicoidea. Australia. p. 7.
- ↑ Ogata, K (1991). Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a review of the species groups and their phylogenetic relationships (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). Canberra. p. 357.