Biology:Myrmecia ferruginea
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Short description: Species of ant
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| Species: | M. ferruginea
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| Myrmecia ferruginea Mayr, 1876[1]
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Myrmecia ferruginea is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia . The Myrmecia ferrguinea has been notably distributed in Queensland.[2]
Being described in 1876 by Mayr, the Myrmecia ferruginea has a similar identity to the M. nigriceps.[3] The appearance of the Myrmecia ferruginea is mostly a reddish like colour. It was once assumed to be a colour variant of the M. nigriceps as well.[4]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia ferruginea (Mayr, 1876)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=578211.
- ↑ "Myrmecia ferruginea Mayr, 1876". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+ferruginea.
- ↑ Mayr, G. (1876). "Die australischen Formiciden". Journal des Museum Godeffroy 95: 93. http://antcat.org/documents/2126/4375.pdf.
- ↑ Brown, William (1953). Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. pp. 22. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/b/b6/Brown_1953j.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q13868738 entry
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