Myrmecia dimidiata

Myrmecia dimidiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmeciinae
Genus:	Myrmecia
Species:	M. dimidiata
Binomial name
	Myrmecia dimidiata; Clark, 1951[1]

Myrmecia dimidiata is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. The Myrmecia dimidiata is distributed in the eastern states of Australia.[2]

Appearance

The Myrmecia dimidiata is quite big. The worker ants are on average around 23-25 millimetres in length. They are usually a brownish red colour, but the antennae and legs are lighter. The mandibles are yellow.[3]

References

"Myrmecia dimidiata (Clark, 1951)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
"Myrmecia dimidiata Clark, 1951". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 71–72.

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[ITIS_standard_report_-_Myrmecia_dimidiata_(Clark,_1951)-1] "Myrmecia dimidiata (Clark, 1951)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[bie.ala.org.au-2] "Myrmecia dimidiata Clark, 1951". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[Clark1951-3] Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 71–72.