Myrmecia exigua

Myrmecia exigua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. exigua
Binomial name
Myrmecia exigua
Clark, 1943[1]

Myrmecia exigua is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. Myrmecia exigua has only been observed in the north west of Victoria. It was first described by John S. Clark in 1943.[2]

The Myrmecia exigua is one of the smallest species of bull ants. The head and gaster are a blackish-brown colour, mandibles yellow; antennae, pronotum, legs and several other features are brown, almost all of the tarsi is a reddish yellow colour, and the node is a red colour.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Myrmecia exigua (Clark, 1943)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Myrmecia exigua Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ^ Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Taylor, R.W. (1985). Formicoidea. Australia. p. 9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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