Myrmecia callima

Myrmecia callima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species: M. callima
Binomial name
Myrmecia callima
Clark, 1943

Myrmecia callima is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. This species is native to Australia. Myrmecia callima is typically distributed in the more western regions of Australia.[1]

The average length for this species is around 12.5-14 millimetres long. Their head is black, antennae, thorax, node, and other features are a yellowish-red colour. Mandibles and legs are in a yellow colour.[2][3]

References

  1. "Myrmecia callima Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 144.
  3. Taylor, R.W. (1985). Formicoidea. Australia. p. 144.


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