Biology:Myrmecia athertonensis
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Short description: Species of ant
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| Myrmecia athertonensis Forel, 1915
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Myrmecia athertonensis is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia . They are commonly spotted in the north of Queensland. It was described by Forel in 1915.[1]
The average lengths is around 14.6-22 millimetres long, and the males are 14.5-15.5 millimetres long. Most of the body of the species is black. The mandibles are however yellow, and the thorax is in a goldish-yellow colour.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia athertonensis Forel, 1915". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+athertonensis. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ Forel, A (1915). Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia. pp. 8.
- ↑ R.W Taylor, K Ogata (1991). Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection. pp. 1645. http://antcat.s3.amazonaws.com/2296/4217.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJJR3DGROFMVL2FBQ&Expires=1394690382&Signature=Lj5dKs3ZznqyNSweZvCSGiYrqTE%3D.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 42. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13868635 entry
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