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Taxonomic History

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Myrmecia mjobergi Forel, 1915b PDF: 5, fig. 2 (w.q.m.) AUSTRALIA. Australasia. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

See also: Clark, 1951 PDF: 101; Brown, 1953j PDF: 11.
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Myrmecia mjobergi

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Myrmecia mjobergi is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. They are heavily distributed in Queensland, and are also distributed in the several other states. They were described by Forel in 1915.[2]

The lengths of an average worker can range from 17 millimetres to as big as 27 millimetres. The queens can get to over 30 millimetres while males are 20-24 millimetres long. Their mandibles are much longer than most species. The head and thorax are red; a bit of the gaster is brownish red. The mandibles, legs and antennae can range from being red or being slightly yellowish-red.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Myrmecia mjobergi (Forel, 1915)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Myrmecia mjobergi Forel, 1915". 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. 101–103.
  4. ^ Forel, A (1915). Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia. p. 5.
  5. ^ Brown, William (1953). Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia (PDF). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. p. 11.
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Myrmecia mjobergi: Brief Summary

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Myrmecia mjobergi is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. They are heavily distributed in Queensland, and are also distributed in the several other states. They were described by Forel in 1915.

The lengths of an average worker can range from 17 millimetres to as big as 27 millimetres. The queens can get to over 30 millimetres while males are 20-24 millimetres long. Their mandibles are much longer than most species. The head and thorax are red; a bit of the gaster is brownish red. The mandibles, legs and antennae can range from being red or being slightly yellowish-red.

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