Biology:Myrmecia infima
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Short description: Species of ant
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| Myrmecia infima Forel, 1900
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Myrmecia infima is an Australian ant species of the genus Myrmecia. Discovered in 1900 by Forel, Myrmecia infima are frequently seen in the western regions of Australia.[1]
Myrmecia infima are rather small bull ants. The average length of a worker is around 6-8 millimetres (which is small when compared to other Myrmecia species that grow over 40 millimetres). Males tend to be 7-8 millimetres long.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia infima Forel, 1900". http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+infima.
- ↑ Clark, J. (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae). pp. 83–149. http://gap.entclub.org/taxonomists/Clark,%20J/1943.pdf.
- ↑ The Formicidae of Australia. I. 1951. pp. 192–194. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q13868820 entry
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