Myrmecia infima

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Myrmecia infima
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. infima
Binomial name
Myrmecia infima
Forel, 1900

Myrmecia infima is an Australian ant species of the genus Myrmecia . First described in 1900 by Auguste-Henri Forel, Myrmecia infima are frequently seen in the western regions of Australia. [1]

Myrmecia infima are rather small bull ants. The average length of a worker is around 6–8 millimetres (which is small when compared to other Myrmecia species that grow over 40 millimetres). Males tend to be 7–8 millimetres long. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Myrmecia infima Forel, 1900".
  2. Clark, J. (1943). "A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae)" (PDF): 83–149. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-08.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "The Formicidae of Australia" (PDF). I. 1951: 192–194.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)