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Myrmecia erecta
Scientific 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

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.

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.

References

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.

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