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Myrmecia analis

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Species of ant endemic to Western Australia

Myrmecia analis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species: M. analis
Binomial name
Myrmecia analis
Mayr, 1862
Synonyms
  • Myrmecia atriscapa Crawley, 1925

Myrmecia analis is a species of the genus Myrmecia. Myrmecia analis is usually only found in Western Australia. It was described by Mayr in 1862.

Myrmecia analis are around 20-22 millimetres long on average, but some workers can be slightly smaller, and have the colour tone similar to Myrmecia vindex, but the head is slightly darker. The mandibles are around 3-4 millimeters long.

References

  1. Crawley, M.C. (1925). New ants from Australia (PDF). Annals and Magazine of Natural History.
  2. Clark, J. (1927). "The ants of Victoria Part III. Vic. Nat. (Melb.)": 34. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 53–55.
Taxon identifiers
Myrmecia analis


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