Myrmecia queenslandica

Myrmecia queenslandica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmeciinae
Genus:	Myrmecia
Species:	M. queenslandica
Binomial name
	Myrmecia queenslandica; Forel, 1915

Myrmecia queenslandica is an Australian ant species. Abundant to most states in Australia, and mainly seen in Queensland, they belong to the genus Myrmecia.[1]

The typical length of a Myrmecia queenslandica bull ant is 11-13 millimetres. The appearance of this species is similar to Myrmecia michaelseni, and also are similar size. Most of their body is black, but pubescence on the gaster has a more yellowish colour.[2][3]

References

"Myrmecia queenslandica Forel, 1915". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-08.
Forel, A (1915). Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia. p. 4.

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[bie.ala.org.au-1] "Myrmecia queenslandica Forel, 1915". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

[Clark1943-2] Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-08.

[Forel1915-3] Forel, A (1915). Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia. p. 4.