Myrmecia comata

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Myrmecia comata
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M. comata worker
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M. comata
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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]

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References

  1. "Myrmecia comata Clark, 1951". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. p. 43.
  3. Wheeler, GC (1971). Ant larvae of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pan-Pac. p. 247.