Myrmecia rugosa
| Myrmecia rugosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. rugosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia rugosa Wheeler, 1933[1] | |
Myrmecia rugosa is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. This species is native to Australia. Their distribution in Australia is nationwide but are not common in the northern regions of Australia.[2]
Myrmecia rugosa has a similar appearance to the M. mandibularis. Most of the body is black with the exceptions of the mandibles, antennae, and legs, which are a dark brown colour.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia rugosa (Wheeler, 1933)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Myrmecia rugosa Wheeler, 1933". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ Brown, William (1953). Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia (PDF). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. p. 5.
- ↑ Wheeler, W.M (1933). Colony founding among ants, with an account of some primitive Australian species. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 60.
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