Biology:Myrmecia petiolata
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Short description: Species of ant
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| Myrmecia petiolata Emery, 1895
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Myrmecia petiolata is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia . This species has mainly been observed and distributed in the north of Queensland. It was first described by Emery in 1895.[1]
Average length for a typical worker ant is 11-13 millimetres long. It is mainly a blackish-brown colour. Mandibles, tarsi, and other features are yellow, scapes and anterior and several other features is a yellowish brown. Head and thorax is blackish-brown.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia petiolata Emery, 1895". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+petiolata. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 112–113. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf.
- ↑ Emery, C (1895). Descriptions de quelques fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Belgium. pp. 345. https://archive.org/details/ants_03787.
Wikidata ☰ Q13868893 entry
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