Biology:Myrmecia mjobergi
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Short description: Species of ant
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| Myrmecia mjobergi Forel, 1915[1]
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Myrmecia mjobergi is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia . They are heavily distributed in Queensland, and are also distributed in the several other states. They were described by Forel in 1915.[2]
The lengths of an average worker can range from 17 millimetres to as big as 27 millimetres. The queens can get to over 30 millimetres while males are 20-24 millimetres long. Their mandibles are much longer than most species. The head and thorax are red; a bit of the gaster is brownish red. The mandibles, legs and antennae can range from being red or being slightly yellowish-red.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia mjobergi (Forel, 1915)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=578240. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "Myrmecia mjobergi Forel, 1915". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+mjobergi. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 101–103. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf.
- ↑ Forel, A (1915). Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia. pp. 5.
- ↑ Brown, William (1953). Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. pp. 11. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/b/b6/Brown_1953j.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q13868863 entry
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