Myrmecia tridentata

Myrmecia tridentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmeciinae
Genus:	Myrmecia
Species:	M. tridentata
Binomial name
Myrmecia tridentata Ogata & Taylor, 1991 [1]

Myrmecia tridentata is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia . It is native to Australia. They have been usually spotted in South Australia, Victoria, and Queensland. It was described by Kazuo Ogata and Robert Taylor in 1991. ^[2]

Most of the colour on Myrmecia tridentata is a light brown colour. The abdomen however is a black colour, and the mandibles are of a yellow colour. Antennae and legs are exactly the same colour as most of the body. ^[3]

References

1. "Myrmecia tridentata (Ogata & Taylor, 1991)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 15 March 2014.
2. "Myrmecia tridentata Ogata & Taylor, 1991". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
3. 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. 1651.^{[ permanent dead link ]}