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Myrmecia flavicoma

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Myrmecia flavicoma
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M. flavicoma
Binomial name
Myrmecia flavicoma
Roger, 1861

Myrmecia flavicoma is an ant species native to Australia. This species is a part of the Myrmecia genus. Myrmecia flavicoma's distribution is only around the state of 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.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Myrmecia flavicoma Roger, 1861". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ^ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 74–75.
  3. ^ Roger, J (1861). Myrmicologische Nachlese. p. 171.
  4. ^ Viehmeyer, H (1924). Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. p. 221.