Myrmecia cydista

Myrmecia cydista is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is endemic to Australia. They are typically distributed in New South Wales and Queensland, and have been seen in several other states.[1]

Myrmecia cydista
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. cydista
Binomial name
Myrmecia cydista
Clark, 1943

The Myrmecia cydista is a small bull ant species. The workers are only around 9-12 millimetres in length. The colour of the species is mainly black, but the mandibles are yellow, the antennae and legs are brown, and the tarsi is a reddish-brown colour.[2][3]

References
  1. "Myrmecia cydista Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-08.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. D.R. Brown, R. W. Taylor (1985). Formicoidea. Australia. p. 8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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