Biology:Myrmecia harderi

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Myrmecia harderi
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M. harderi
Binomial name
Myrmecia harderi
Forel, 1910

Myrmecia harderi is an Australian bull ant species which is part of the genus Myrmecia. They are native to Australia . They are mainly distributed in New South Wales, and some parts of Victoria, South Australia, and Queensland.[1]

The average length of Myrmecia harderi is 14.5 millimetres. The head, thorax and gaster are black, mandibles are yellow, antennae and tarsi are a reddish-yellow, and legs are brown.[2][3]

References

  1. "Myrmecia harderi Forel, 1910". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+harderi. Retrieved 12 March 2014. 
  2. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 215–217. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf. 
  3. *Ogata, K.; Taylor, R. W. 1991. Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). J. Nat. Hist. 2 25: 1623-1673 (page 1661, Senior synonym of celaena)

Wikidata ☰ Q13868806 entry