Myrmecia chasei
| Myrmecia chasei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. chasei |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia chasei Forel, 1894 | |
Myrmecia chasei is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. This species is native to Australia. The Myrmecia chasei has a large presence and distribution in the south-eastern areas of Western Australia.[1]
The length of a worker ant in the Myrmecia chasei species is around 12-15.5 millimetres long. However workers can get larger than the average length. Queens are 22-24 millimetres long while males are only 14.5 millimetres. The head of this species is a black colour, the antennae and legs are brown, and the mandibles are a yellow colour. The thorax and node is in a light read colour.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia chasei Forel, 1894". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 212–215.
- ↑ Wheeler, GC (1971). Ant larvae of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pan-Pac. p. 247.
- ↑ Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 115.
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