Myrmecia swalei

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Myrmecia swalei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. swalei
Binomial name
Myrmecia swalei
Crawley, 1922

Myrmecia swalei is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia . This species is native to Australia and is commonly distributed in Western Australia and South Australia. It was described by Crawley in 1922. [1]

Mandibles between the workers and queen are notable. The workers have larger mandibles while the queens are smaller. The average length for a worker is around 11–12.5 millimetres, and the queen is larger at 15–16.5 millimetres. The head, postpetiole and gaster are black, thorax and node is a bright red colour, and the mandibles are yellow. The antennae and legs are brown, but the scapes are more of a darker brown compared to the antennae and legs. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Myrmecia swalei Crawley, 1922". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 176–177.
  3. Crawley, W.C. (1922). New ants from Australia (PDF). Melbourne: Analis and Magazine of Natural History. p. 429.
  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. 1665.[ dead link ]