Myrmecia ferruginea is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. The Myrmecia ferrguinea has been notably distributed in Queensland.[2]
| Myrmecia ferruginea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. ferruginea
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia ferruginea Mayr, 1876[1]
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Being described in 1876 by Mayr, the Myrmecia ferruginea has a similar identity to the M. nigriceps.[3] The appearance of the Myrmecia ferruginea is mostly a reddish like colour. It was once assumed to be a colour variant of the M. nigriceps as well.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Myrmecia ferruginea (Mayr, 1876)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Myrmecia ferruginea Mayr, 1876". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ Mayr, G. (1876). "Die australischen Formiciden" (PDF). Journal des Museum Godeffroy. 95: 93.
- ^ Brown, William (1953). Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia (PDF). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. p. 22.