Myrmecia browningi

Myrmecia browningi is an Australian bull ant species, a part of the genus Myrmecia. They are native to Australia and have primarily only been seen in South Australia.[1]

Myrmecia browningi
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M. browningi
Binomial name
Myrmecia browningi
Ogata & Taylor, 1991

The Myrmecia browningi looks similar to any bull ant that is similar to the jack jumper ant, excluding that its mandibles and legs are dark colours. The species was first described by Ogata & Taylor in 1991.[2]

References

  1. "Myrmecia browningi Ogata & Taylor, 1991". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. Taylor, R.W., Ogata, K (1991). Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). pp. 1654, figs 39–40.


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