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Myrmecia rowlandi

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Species of ant

Myrmecia rowlandi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species: M. rowlandi
Binomial name
Myrmecia rowlandi
Forel, 1910
Synonyms

Myrmecia cordata Clark, 1951
Myrmecia cardigaster Brown, 1953
Myrmecia tarsata malandensis Forel, 1915

Myrmecia rowlandi is a species of bull ant native to Australia. They are usually spotted in the Australian state of Queensland, notably in Cairns.

Notable features

Not much is known about Myrmecia rowlandi, but workers typically are 13-21 mm long. Their heads and thoraces are black, their legs are a brownish black colour, mandibles are yellow, and antennae are red.

References

  1. "Gaia Guide:Myrmecia Rowlandi".
  2. John Clark (1951). "The Formicidae of Australia Volume I" (PDF). p. 78.
Taxon identifiers
Myrmecia rowlandi


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