Myrmecia cephalotes explained

Myrmecia cephalotes is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. Myrmecia cephalotes has a large distribution in central South Australia and can be found in other regions of Australia.^[1]

The length of a worker Myrmecia cephalotes is 13–14.5 millimetres long. The head and gaster are black; the antennae, thorax, node, legs and other features on the body are a yellowish-red colour. The mandibles are a yellow colour.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Myrmecia cephalotes Clark, 1943. . Govt of Australia. 13 March 2014 .
2. J. . Clark . 1943 . A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) . https://web.archive.org/web/20140308060114/http://gap.entclub.org/taxonomists/Clark,%20J/1943.pdf . dead . March 8, 2014 . Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria . 13 . 83–149 . 10.24199/j.mmv.1943.13.05 .
3. Book: Taylor, R.W. . Formicoidea . Australia . 1985 . 7 .
4. K. . Ogata . 1991 . Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a review of the species groups and their phylogenetic relationships (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae) . Systematic Entomology . 16 . 3 . 353–381 . 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1991.tb00694.x. 84453095 .