Myrmecia potteri

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

Myrmecia potteri is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. This species is native to Australia. Myrmecia potteri is mainly distributed and commonly observed in the eastern states of Australia.[2]

The size for a worker Myrmecia potteri is around 12-13 millimetres long. It is primarily black. Mandibles, antennae, legs, and several other features are brown. The tarsi is a lighter and more yellowish-brown colour.[3][4]

References

  1. "Myrmecia potteri (Clark, 1951)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. "Myrmecia potteri Clark, 1951". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 168–169.
  4. Taylor, R.W. (1985). Formicoidea. Australia. p. 144.


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