Myrmecia ferruginea
| Myrmecia ferruginea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. ferruginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia ferruginea Mayr, 1876[1] | |
Myrmecia ferruginea is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. This species is native to Australia. The Myrmecia ferrguinea has been notably distributed in Queensland.[2]
Being described in 1876 by Mayr, the Myrmecia ferruginea has a similar identity to the M. nigriceps.[3] The appearance of the Myrmecia ferruginea is mostly a reddish like colour. It was once assumed to be a colour variant of the M. nigriceps as well.[4]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia ferruginea (Mayr, 1876)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Myrmecia ferruginea Mayr, 1876". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ Mayr, G. (1876). "Die australischen Formiciden". Journal des Museum Godeffroy 95: 93.
- ↑ Brown, William (1953). Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. p. 22.