Myrmecia mandibularis

Species of ant

Myrmecia mandibularis
Myrmecia mandibularis worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. mandibularis
Binomial name
Myrmecia mandibularis
Smith, 1858

Myrmecia mandibularis is an Australian species of Myrmecia. Average sizes for the Myrmecia mandibularis is around 15–30 millimetres. They have a similar appearance to the Myrmecia pilosula, except their mandibles are completely black while most of their abdomen is in an orange colour.[1][2]

Described in 1858, the species is mainly found in the southern regions of Australia, and most frequently seen around Perth.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Myrmecia mandibularis". Archived from the original on 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  2. ^ Clark, J. (1951). The Formicidae of Australia. Vol. 1. Subfamily Myrmeciinae (PDF). Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 151–152.
  3. ^ "Species: Myrmecia mandibularis". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  • Media related to Myrmecia mandibularis at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Myrmecia mandibularis
  • Wikidata: Q13868841
  • Wikispecies: Myrmecia mandibularis
  • ADW: Myrmecia_mandibularis
  • AFD: Myrmecia_mandibularis
  • BOLD: 522592
  • CoL: 6S3K5
  • EoL: 454126
  • GBIF: 5035496
  • iNaturalist: 803014
  • IRMNG: 11036130
  • ITIS: 578234
  • NCBI: 319363
  • Open Tree of Life: 154759
  • Plazi: 9FE3AB90-BF81-B6D2-91F6-43E5832BE1C3


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