Myrmecia potteri
| Myrmecia potteri | |
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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. potteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia potteri Clark, 1951[1]
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Myrmecia potteri is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. Myrmecia potteri is reportedly distributed in the eastern states of Australia.[2] Only two confirmed specimens exist.[citation needed]
The size for a worker Myrmecia potteri is around 12-13 millimetres long. It is primarily black. Mandibles, antennae, legs, and several other features are brown. The tarsi is a lighter and more yellowish-brown colour.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Myrmecia potteri (Clark, 1951)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Myrmecia potteri Clark, 1951". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 168–169.
- ^ Taylor, R.W. (1985). Formicoidea. Australia. p. 144.
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