Myrmecia tridentata

Myrmecia tridentata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. tridentata
Binomial name
Myrmecia tridentata
Ogata & Taylor, 1991[1]

Myrmecia tridentata is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. It is native to Australia. They have been usually spotted in South Australia, Victoria, and Queensland. It was described by Kazuo Ogata and Robert Taylor in 1991.[2]

Most of the colour on Myrmecia tridentata is a light brown colour. The abdomen however is a black colour, and the mandibles are of a yellow colour. Antennae and legs are exactly the same colour as most of the body.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Myrmecia tridentata (Ogata & Taylor, 1991)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Myrmecia tridentata Ogata & Taylor, 1991". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. ^ R.W Taylor, K Ogata (1991). Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae) (PDF). Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection. p. 1651.[permanent dead link‍]


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