Myrmecia urens
| Myrmecia urens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Vespoidea |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. urens |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia urens Lowne, 1865 | |
Myrmecia urens is an ant species in the genus Myrmecia (bulldog ants) found in Australia.
The orchid Leporella fimbriata is a myrmecophyte and can only be pollinated by its M. urens winged male ant partner.[1]
References
- ↑ The unique pollination ofLeporella fimbriata (Orchidaceae): Pollination by pseudocopulating male ants (Myrmecia urens, Formicidae). Rod Peakall, Plant Systematics and Evolution, 1989, Volume 167, Issue 3-4, page 137-148, doi:10.1007/BF00936402
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