Myrmecia cephalotes

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Myrmecia cephalotes
M. cephalotes worker
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M. cephalotes
Binomial name
Myrmecia cephalotes
Clark, 1943

Myrmecia cephalotes is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. This species is native to Australia. Myrmecia cephalotes has a large distribution in central South Australia and can be found in other regions of Australia.[1]

The length of a worker Myrmecia cephalotes is 13-14.5 millimetres long. The head and gaster are black; the antennae, thorax, node, legs and other features on the body are a yellowish-red colour. The mandibles are a yellow colour.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Myrmecia cephalotes Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ Clark, J. (1943). "A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae)" (PDF). Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria. 13: 83–149.
  3. ^ Taylor, R.W. (1985). Formicoidea. Australia. p. 7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Ogata, K. (1991). "Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a review of the species groups and their phylogenetic relationships (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae)" (PDF). Systematic Entomology. 16: 353–381. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1991.tb00694.x.