Myrmecia erecta is an Australian bull ant species, a part of the genus Myrmecia. They are endemic to Australia. They are mainly distributed in South Australia and the surrounding areas of the state.[2]
| Myrmecia erecta | |
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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. erecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia erecta Ogata & Taylor, 1991[1]
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Most of the body of the species is a brown colour. However, the mandibles, legs and antennae are of a lighter shade of brown. The thorax of the Myrmecia erecta is a black colour. They are slightly similar to the Jack jumper ant.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Myrmecia erecta (Ogata & Taylor, 1991)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Myrmecia erecta Ogata & Taylor, 1991". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ R.W Taylor, K Ogata (1991). Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae) (PDF). Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection. p. 1665.[permanent dead link]