Biology:Myrmecia flavicoma

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Myrmecia flavicoma
Myrmecia flavicoma at Bunya Mountains National Park.jpg
M. flavicoma, Bunya Mountains National Park
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M. flavicoma
Binomial name
Myrmecia flavicoma
Roger, 1861

Myrmecia flavicoma is an ant species native to Australia. This species is a member of the genus Myrmecia. It was first described in 1861 by Julius Roger.[1][2] Myrmecia flavicoma is found in Queensland and some areas of New South Wales.[1]

Description

The size of the Myrmecia flavicoma is 21-22 millimetres long. Head, thorax, node, and extra features are in a red colour and the mandibles are yellow. Some other features of the Myrmecia flavicoma are black, like the antennae's and legs.[3][2][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Myrmecia flavicoma Roger, 1861". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+flavicoma. Retrieved 11 March 2014. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 , pp. 171, https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Deutsche-Ent-Zeitschrift_5_0163-0174.pdf , Wikidata Q114342374
  3. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 74–75. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf. 
  4.  , Wikidata Q114342403

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