Myrmecia nigriscapa

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Myrmecia nigriscapa
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A pair of M. nigriscapa in Sydney, Australia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. nigriscapa
Binomial name
Myrmecia nigriscapa
Roger, 1861

Myrmecia nigriscapa is an Australian ant in the genus Myrmecia . This species is native to Australia and is heavily distributed along the southern coastlines of Australia with some presence in the inner areas of Australia. [1]

The average length of a worker is 17-25 mm long. The queens are bigger at 23-26 mm, and males generally only get to 16-20 mm in length. Its head, thorax, and node are red, the legs are a yellowish-red colour, and the mandibles and clypeus are a reddish-yellow colour. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Myrmecia nigriscapa Smith, 1861". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 51–53.
  3. ↑ Wheeler, W.M (1933). Colony founding among ants, with an account of some primitive Australian species. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 195–196.
  4. ↑ Clark, John (1925). The ants of Victoria. Part II. Melbourne, Victoria. p. 142.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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