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Myrmecia picta
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M. picta
Binomial name
Myrmecia picta
Smith, 1858

Myrmecia picta is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. It is native to Australia. The Myrmecia picta is distributed throughout all of Australia.[1]

The length of the Myrmecia picta is around 13.5-14.5 millimetres long. Most of the body is in a black colour, mandibles are yellow; antennae and anterior legs are a reddish yellow. Colour of nodes range in colour, being brown or a reddish colour.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Myrmecia picta Smith, 1858". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ^ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 139–142.
  3. ^ Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 100.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)