Myrmecia erecta

Myrmecia erecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmeciinae
Genus:	Myrmecia
Species:	M. erecta
Binomial name
Myrmecia erecta Ogata & Taylor, 1991 [1]

Myrmecia erecta is an Australian bull ant species, a part of the genus Myrmecia . They are endemic to Australia. They are mainly distributed in South Australia and the surrounding areas of the state. ^[2]

Most of the body of the species is a brown colour. However, the mandibles, legs and antennae are of a lighter shade of brown. The thorax of the Myrmecia erecta is a black colour. They are slightly similar to the Jack jumper ant. ^[3]

References

1. "Myrmecia erecta (Ogata & Taylor, 1991)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 14 March 2014.
2. "Myrmecia erecta Ogata & Taylor, 1991". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
3. R.W Taylor, K Ogata (1991). Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae) (PDF). Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection. p. 1665.^{[ permanent dead link ]}