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Myrmecia erecta

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

Myrmecia erecta is an Australian bull ant species, a part of the genus Myrmecia. They are endemic to Australia. They are mainly distributed in South Australia and the surrounding areas of the state.[2]

Most of the body of the species is a brown colour. However, the mandibles, legs and antennae are of a lighter shade of brown. The thorax of the Myrmecia erecta is a black colour. They are slightly similar to the Jack jumper ant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Myrmecia erecta (Ogata & Taylor, 1991)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Myrmecia erecta Ogata & Taylor, 1991". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 14 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. 1665.[permanent dead link]