Biology:Myrmecia testaceipes
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Short description: Species of ant
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Myrmecia testaceipes Clark, 1943
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Myrmecia testaceipes is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia . The distribution of Myrmecia testaceipes is throughout all of the southern states of Australia. It was described as a species by John S. Clark in 1943.[1]
The length of a worker ant in this species is around 10–11 millimetres. The head and gaster is black, thorax and node is a reddish-yellow colour. Mandibles, antennae, and legs are a yellow colour. A small part of the mandibles are however a brown colour.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia testaceipes Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+testaceipes. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae). Victoria. pp. 107. http://gap.entclub.org/taxonomists/Clark,%20J/1943.pdf.
- ↑ Taylor, R.W. (1985). Formicoidea. Australia. pp. 15.
- ↑ R.W Taylor, K Ogata (1991). Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection. pp. 1666. http://antcat.s3.amazonaws.com/2296/4217.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJJR3DGROFMVL2FBQ&Expires=1394690382&Signature=Lj5dKs3ZznqyNSweZvCSGiYrqTE%3D.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
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