Myrmecia flavicoma
| Myrmecia flavicoma | |
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| Myrmecia flavicoma, Bunya Mountains National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. flavicoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia flavicoma Roger, 1861
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Myrmecia flavicoma is an ant species native to Australia. This species is a member of the genus Myrmecia. It was first described in 1861 by Julius Roger.[1][2] Myrmecia flavicoma is found in Queensland and some areas of New South Wales.[1]
Description
The size of the Myrmecia flavicoma is 21-22 millimetres long. Head, thorax, node, and extra features are in a red colour and the mandibles are yellow. Some other features of the Myrmecia flavicoma are black, like the antennae's and legs.[3][2][4]
References
- ^ a b "Myrmecia flavicoma Roger, 1861". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ a b J. Roger (1861). "Myrmicologische Nachlese" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 5: 171. ISSN 1435-1951. Wikidata Q114342374.
- ^ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 74–75.
- ^ H. Viehmeyer (1924). "Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion" (PDF). Entomologische Mitteilungen (in German). 13: 219–229. ISSN 2366-9381. Wikidata Q114342403.