Myrmecia ferruginea

Myrmecia ferruginea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. ferruginea
Binomial name
Myrmecia ferruginea
Mayr, 1876[1]

Myrmecia ferruginea is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. The Myrmecia ferrguinea has been notably distributed in Queensland.[2]

Being described in 1876 by Mayr, the Myrmecia ferruginea has a similar identity to the M. nigriceps.[3] The appearance of the Myrmecia ferruginea is mostly a reddish like colour. It was once assumed to be a colour variant of the M. nigriceps as well.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Myrmecia ferruginea (Mayr, 1876)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Myrmecia ferruginea Mayr, 1876". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. ^ Mayr, G. (1876). "Die australischen Formiciden" (PDF). Journal des Museum Godeffroy. 95: 93.
  4. ^ Brown, William (1953). Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia (PDF). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. p. 22.


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