Myrmecia eungellensis

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Myrmecia eungellensis
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M. eungellensis
Binomial name
Myrmecia eungellensis
Ogata & Taylor, 1991[1]

Myrmecia eungellensis is an Australian bull ant species, a part of the genus Myrmecia. They are native to Australia. Myrmecia eungellensis is primarily seen only in Queensland.[2]

Myrmecia eungellensis is mainly dark brown. The legs and antennae are of a lighter brown colour, and the thorax is a darker brown compared to the rest of the body and half golden yellow. The mandibles are the same colour as the legs and antennae.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Myrmecia eungellensis (Ogata & Taylor, 1991)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Myrmecia eungellensis Ogata & Taylor, 1991". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ^ Taylor, R.W., Ogata, K (1991). Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae).


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