Myrmecia comata
| Myrmecia comata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. comata |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia comata Clark, 1951 | |
Myrmecia comata is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. This species is native to Australia. The distribution of the Myrmecia comata is mostly around Queensland. It was described as a species by John S. Clark in 1951.[1]
The Myrmecia comata has some similarities with the M. flavicoma. Workers grow can from 18-20 millimetres in length. The head, node, and postpetiole is a reddish-brown, gaster is black, and the mandibles, antennae, and legs are a yellowish-brown colour.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia comata Clark, 1951". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. p. 43.
- ↑ Wheeler, GC (1971). Ant larvae of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pan-Pac. p. 247.
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