Myrmecia flavicoma
| Myrmecia flavicoma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. flavicoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia flavicoma Roger, 1861 | |
Myrmecia flavicoma is an ant species native to Australia. This species is a part of the Myrmecia genus. Myrmecia flavicoma's distribution is only around the state of Queensland and some areas of New South Wales.[1]
Description
The size of the Myrmecia flavicoma is 21-22 millimetres long. Head, thorax, node, and extra features are in a red colour and the mandibles are yellow. Some other features of the Myrmecia flavicoma are black, like the antennae's and legs.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia flavicoma Roger, 1861". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 74–75.
- ↑ Roger, J (1861). Myrmicologische Nachlese. p. 171.
- ↑ Viehmeyer, H (1924). Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. p. 221.
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