Myrmecia elegans
| Myrmecia elegans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia elegans Clark, 1943[1] | |
Myrmecia elegans is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. It is native to Australia. The Myrmecia elegans is distributed is the more western states and regions of the country.[2]
The average length for the Myrmecia elegans is 13–14.5 millimetres. The head, gaster, and other features are black, thorax and node are bright red, the mandibles and antennae are yellow. Legs are a reddish yellow colour.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia elegans (Clark, 1943)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Myrmecia elegans 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. 122.
- ↑ Wheeler, GC (1971). Ant larvae of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pan-Pac. p. 248.