Biology:Myrmecia cydista
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Short description: Species of ant
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| Species: | M. cydista
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| Myrmecia cydista Clark, 1943
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Myrmecia cydista is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia . They are typically distributed in New South Wales and Queensland, and have been seen in several other states.[1]
The Myrmecia cydista is a small bull ant species. The workers are only around 9-12 millimetres in length. The colour of the species is mainly black, but the mandibles are yellow, the antennae and legs are brown, and the tarsi is a reddish-brown colour.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia cydista Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+cydista. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ↑ Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae). Victoria. pp. 115. http://gap.entclub.org/taxonomists/Clark,%20J/1943.pdf.
- ↑ D.R. Brown, R. W. Taylor (1985). Formicoidea. Australia. pp. 8.
Wikidata ☰ Q13868696 entry
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