Myrmecia dichospila

Myrmecia dichospila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmeciinae
Genus:	Myrmecia
Species:	M. dichospila
Binomial name
	Myrmecia dichospila; Clark, 1938

Myrmecia dichospila is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia and is heavily distributed in South Australia and have some presence in other several states.[1]

Description

Myrmecia dichospila is a small bull ant species. The average length is only 7-9 millimetres, but males are somewhat bigger at 11 millimetres. Mandibles are yellow, and most of the body is completely black. It has similarities to the M. pilosula.[2][3]

References

"Myrmecia dichospila Clark, 1938". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 198–200.
Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-08.

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[bie.ala.org.au-1] "Myrmecia dichospila Clark, 1938". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[Clark1951-2] Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 198–200.

[Clark1943-3] Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-08.