Myrmecia minuscula

Myrmecia minuscula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmeciinae
Genus:	Myrmecia
Species:	M. minuscula
Binomial name
Myrmecia minuscula Forel, 1915 [1]

Myrmecia minuscula is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia . This species is native to Australia. They are distributed in the state of Queensland. They were described by Forel in 1915. ^[2]

Myrmecia minuscula is a large bull ant. The mandibles are sort of bright yellow, and most of the body is a darkish-red colour. The thorax is a black colour and the legs are the same colour as most of its body. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Myrmecia minuscula (Forel, 1915)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 13 March 2014.
2. "Myrmecia minuscula Forel, 1915". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
3. Forel, A (1915). Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia. p. 8.
4. 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. 1658.^{[ dead link ]}