Myrmecia auriventris explained

Myrmecia auriventris is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is endemic to Australia and is commonly distributed in Queensland.^[1]

Worker ants are typically 18-20 millimetres long. Drones are smaller at 15.5 millimetres. The head, pronotum, gaster, and other features are a black colour, while the node, epinotum, and metanotum is red. Other features like the mandibles, antennae and tarsi are a reddish yellow, while other parts are brown.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Myrmecia ludlowi Crawley, 1922. . Govt of Australia . 12 March 2014 .
2. Book: Clark, John . The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) . Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. Melbourne . 1951 . 40–42 .
3. G. . Mayr . Die australischen Formiciden . Journal des Museum Godeffroy . 1876 . 12 .