Myrmecia ludlowi

Myrmecia ludlowi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmeciinae
Genus:	Myrmecia
Species:	M. ludlowi
Binomial name
	Myrmecia ludlowi; Crawley, 1922

Last updated December 08, 2025

Myrmecia ludlowi is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia . This species is native to Australia and is commonly distributed in Western Australia. They were first described by Crawley in 1922.^[1]

Workers are around 12-15 millimetres long, queens are 22 millimetres and males are only 14 millimetres. Their jaws, antennae, and legs are of a brownish colour while their head and thorax are of a black colour.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Myrmecia ludlowi Crawley, 1922". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. p. 215.
↑ Crawley, W.C. (1922). New ants from Australia (PDF). Melbourne: Analis and Magazine of Natural History. p. 431.

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[bie.ala.org.au-1] "Myrmecia ludlowi Crawley, 1922". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[Clark1951-2] Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. p. 215.

[Crawley1922-3] Crawley, W.C. (1922). New ants from Australia (PDF). Melbourne: Analis and Magazine of Natural History. p. 431.

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