Biology:Myrmecia comata

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Myrmecia comata
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M. comata worker
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M. comata
Binomial name
Myrmecia comata
Clark, 1951

Myrmecia comata is an Australian ant in the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia and distributed mostly around Queensland. It was described as a species by John S. Clark in 1951.[1]

Myrmecia comata has some similarities with M. flavicoma. Workers grow can from 18 to 20 millimetres in length. The head, node, and postpetiole is a reddish-brown, gaster is black, and the mandibles, antennae, and legs are a yellowish-brown colour.[2][3]

References

  1. "Myrmecia comata Clark, 1951". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+comata. Retrieved 15 March 2014. 
  2. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 43. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf. 
  3. Wheeler, GC (1971). Ant larvae of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pan-Pac. pp. 247. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13868689 entry