Biology:Myrmecia luteiforceps
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Myrmecia luteiforceps is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia . Their distribution in Australia has not been observed much but have been noted in New South Wales and Queensland. They were described by Wheeler in 1933.[2]
The known description for Myrmecia luteiforceps is a worker. They are typically on average around 12 millimetres long, making them a rather small species. They are mainly black, but the mandibles are yellow, antennae and legs brown, and the tarsi is reddish.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia luteiforceps (Wheeler, 1933)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=578233. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Myrmecia luteiforceps Wheeler, 1933". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+luteiforceps. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ↑ Wheeler, W.M (1933). Colony founding among ants, with an account of some primitive Australian species. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 74.
- ↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 161–162. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf.
- ↑ Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae). Victoria. pp. 143. http://gap.entclub.org/taxonomists/Clark,%20J/1943.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q13868836 entry
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