Myrmecia rufinodis

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Myrmecia rufinodis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. rufinodis
Binomial name
Myrmecia rufinodis
Smith, 1858

Myrmecia rufinodis is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia . This species is native to Australia. Their distribution in Australia can be commonly found in South Australia. It was described by Fredrick Smith in 1858. [1]

The lengths for a worker ant is around 16-20 millimetres long. Queens are 22-24 millimetres and the males are around 17-19 millimetres. Head and thorax is black, or a blackish brown, the mandibles, antennae, and tarsi are yellow, and legs are reddish-yellow. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Myrmecia rufinodis Smith, 1858". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 37–38.
  3. Smith, Fredrick (1858). Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London, British Museum. p. 145.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)