Biology:Myrmecia chasei

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Myrmecia chasei
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M. chasei
Binomial name
Myrmecia chasei
Forel, 1894

Myrmecia chasei is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia . The Myrmecia chasei has a large presence and distribution in the south-eastern areas of Western Australia.[1]

Description

The length of a worker ant in the Myrmecia chasei species is around 12–15.5 millimetres long. However workers can get larger than the average length. Queens are 22-24 millimetres long while males are only 14.5 millimetres. The head of this species is a black colour, the antennae and legs are brown, and the mandibles are a yellow colour. The thorax and node is in a light red colour.[2][3][4]

References

  1. "Myrmecia chasei Forel, 1894". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+chasei. Retrieved 13 March 2014. 
  2. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 212–215. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf. 
  3. Wheeler, GC (1971). Ant larvae of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pan-Pac. pp. 247. 
  4. Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae). Victoria. pp. 115. http://gap.entclub.org/taxonomists/Clark,%20J/1943.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13868667 entry