Myrmecia flavicoma
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| M. flavicoma worker | |
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| Species: | M. flavicoma
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| Myrmecia flavicoma Roger, 1861
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Myrmecia flavicoma is an ant species native to Australia. This species is a part of the genus Myrmecia. Myrmecia flavicoma's distribution is only around the state of Queensland and some areas of New South Wales.[1]
Description[]
The size of the Myrmecia flavicoma is 21-22 millimetres long. Head, thorax, node, and extra features are in a red colour and the mandibles are yellow. Some other features of the Myrmecia flavicoma are black, like the antennae's and legs.[2][3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Myrmecia flavicoma Roger, 1861". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 74–75.
- ^ Roger, J (1861). Myrmicologische Nachlese. p. 171.
- ^ Viehmeyer, H (1924). Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. p. 221.
Categories:
- Myrmeciinae
- Hymenoptera of Australia
- Insects described in 1861
- Insects of Australia
- Myrmeciinae stubs