Myrmecia forceps
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| M. forceps worker | |
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| Myrmecia forceps Roger, 1861
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Myrmecia forceps is an Australian ant in the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia and commonly distributed in most of the southern regions of Australia. They were described by Roger in 1861.[1]
Characteristics[]
M. forceps is a moderately big bull ant at 19-24 mm long. Queens are the biggest at 25 mm, while the males are smaller. Their heads and thoraces are brown, femora are in a lighter brown colour, mandibles, antennae, and several other features can be yellow or reddish yellow.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Myrmecia forceps Roger, 1861". 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. 24–25.
- ^ Brown, William (1953). Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia (PDF). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. p. 7.
Categories:
- Myrmeciinae
- Hymenoptera of Australia
- Insects described in 1861
- Insects of Australia
- Taxa named by Julius Roger
- Myrmeciinae stubs