Myrmecia luteiforceps
| Myrmecia luteiforceps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. luteiforceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia luteiforceps Wheeler, 1933[1] | |
Myrmecia luteiforceps is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. This species is native to Australia. Their distribution in Australia has not been observed much but have been noted in New South Wales and Queensland. They were described by Wheeler in 1933.[2]
The known description for Myrmecia luteiforceps is a worker. They are typically on average around 12 millimetres long, making them a rather small species. They are mainly black, but the mandibles are yellow, antennae and legs brown, and the tarsi is reddish.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia luteiforceps (Wheeler, 1933)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Myrmecia luteiforceps Wheeler, 1933". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ↑ Wheeler, W.M (1933). Colony founding among ants, with an account of some primitive Australian species. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 74.
- ↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 161–162.
- ↑ Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 143.
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