Biology:Myrmecia rufinodis
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Short description: Species of ant
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Myrmecia rufinodis is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia . Their distribution in Australia can be commonly found in South Australia. It was described by Fredrick Smith in 1858.[1]
The lengths for a worker ant is around 16-20 millimetres long. Queens are 22-24 millimetres and the males are around 17-19 millimetres. Head and thorax is black, or a blackish brown, the mandibles, antennae, and tarsi are yellow, and legs are reddish-yellow.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia rufinodis Smith, 1858". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+rufinodis. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 37–38. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf.
- ↑ Smith, Fredrick (1858). Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London, British Museum. pp. 145.
Wikidata ☰ Q13868949 entry
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