Myrmecia subfasciata
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| Myrmecia subfasciata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. subfasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia subfasciata Viehmeyer, 1924[1] | |
Myrmecia subfasciata is an ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is endemic to Australia. Their distribution in Australia is not exactly known but a specimen was collected in Liverpool. It was described by Viehmeyer in 1924.[2][3]
The average worker length is 21 millimetres long. The Myrmecia subfasciata has a very similar appearance to the Myrmecia gulosa and the Myrmecia pyriformis.[4]