Biology:Myrmecia analis

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Short description: Species of ant


Myrmecia analis
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M. analis
Binomial name
Myrmecia analis
Mayr, 1862
Synonyms
  • Myrmecia atriscapa Crawley, 1925

Myrmecia analis is a species of the genus Myrmecia. Myrmecia analis is usually only found in Western Australia. It was described by Mayr in 1862.[1][2]

Myrmecia analis are around 20-22 millimetres long on average, but some workers can be slightly smaller, and have the colour tone similar to Myrmecia vindex, but the head is slightly darker. The mandibles are around 3-4 millimeters long.[3]

References

  1. Crawley, M.C. (1925). New ants from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/7/76/Crawley_1925b.pdf. 
  2. Clark, J. (1927). The ants of Victoria Part III. Vic. Nat. (Melb.). pp. 34. 
  3. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 53–55. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13868613 entry