Myrmecia chrysogaster
Species of ant endemic to Australia
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Myrmecia chrysogaster (known as the toothed bullant)[2] is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia. They are distributed in Queensland and New South Wales.[3]
| Myrmecia chrysogaster | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. chrysogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia chrysogaster | |
The body length of the Myrmecia chrysogaster is around 15 millimetres. Their head is black, the mandibles and anterior coxae is a brown colour. The legs are of a red colour and the abdomen is golden yellow.[4][5]
