Myrmecia flavicoma

Myrmecia flavicoma
Myrmecia flavicoma, Bunya Mountains National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmeciinae
Genus:	Myrmecia
Species:	M. flavicoma
Binomial name
Myrmecia flavicoma Roger, 1861

Myrmecia flavicoma is an ant species native to Australia. This species is a member of the genus Myrmecia . It was first described in 1861 by Julius Roger. ^{[1] [2]} Myrmecia flavicoma is found in Queensland and some areas of New South Wales. ^[1]

Description

The size of the Myrmecia flavicoma is 21-22 millimetres long. Head, thorax, node, and extra features are in a red colour and the mandibles are yellow. Some other features of the Myrmecia flavicoma are black, like the antennae's and legs. ^{[3] [2] [4]}

References

1. "Myrmecia flavicoma Roger, 1861". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
2. J. Roger (1861). "Myrmicologische Nachlese" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 5: 171. ISSN   1435-1951. Wikidata   Q114342374.
3. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 74–75.
4. H. Viehmeyer (1924). "Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion" (PDF). Entomologische Mitteilungen (in German). 13: 219–229. ISSN   2366-9381. Wikidata   Q114342403.