Taxonomic history
Roger, 1861a PDF: 33 (q.); Clark, 1951 PDF: 30 (m.).See also: Crawley, 1926 PDF: 379; Clark, 1927 PDF: 34; Clark, 1951 PDF: 28.Sidney (Novara), Neuholland (M. C. Vienn. und in meiner Sammlung von den Herren Drewsen und Schenck).
Worker. Length 8- 9 1/2 lines.-Black: the mandibles, antennae and tarsi pale reddish-yellow; abdomen smooth and shining black, with a greenish tint. Head longitudinally rugose; the prothorax with a divergent rugose striation, that on the meso- and metathorax coarse and transverse; on the first node of the petiole it is longitudinal; the three apical segments of the abdomen pale rufo-testaceous.
Hab. Australia (Hunter River, &c).
Myrmecia tarsata is a bull ant species native to Australia. The species belongs to the genus Myrmecia. Their distribution is large, mainly around New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.[1]
Myrmecia tarsata is quite a large bull ant at 22-24 millimetres long, with the males being slightly smaller. The head, thorax, and other distinct features are mainly black, mandibles are yellow, and legs look to be a reddish yellow colour.[2][3]
The species of Myrmecia tarsata are known to have the gamergates gene, which workers are able to reproduce. This gene allows their colonies to last a while without a queen.[4]
Myrmecia tarsata is a bull ant species native to Australia. The species belongs to the genus Myrmecia. Their distribution is large, mainly around New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
