| Myrmecia dispar | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. dispar |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia dispar Clark, 1951 [1] | |
Myrmecia dispar is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia . This species is native to Australia. They are distributed nationwide, and the species was first described by John S. Clark in 1951. [1] [2]
The average size of a typical worker ant is 9.5-11 millimetres, making the Myrmecia dispar among the smallest species of bull ant. The head and gaster are of a chocolate brown colour, thorax, node, and the legs are reddish-brown, and the mandibles and tarsi are a reddish-yellow colour. [3] [4]