Myrmecia analis

Myrmecia analis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmeciinae
Genus:	Myrmecia
Species:	M. analis
Binomial name
	Myrmecia analis; Mayr, 1862
Synonyms
	Myrmecia atriscapa Crawley, 1925;

Myrmecia analis is a species of the Myrmecia genus. Myrmecia analis is usually only found in Western Australia. It was described by Mayr in 1862.^[1]^[2]

Myrmecia analis are around 20-22 millimetres long on average, but some workers can be slightly smaller, and have the colour tone similar to Myrmecia vindex, but the head is slightly darker. The mandibles are around 3-4 millimeters long.^[3]

References

↑ Crawley, M.C. (1925). New ants from Australia (PDF). Annals and Magazine of Natural History.
↑ "The ants of Victoria Part III. Vic. Nat. (Melb.)". 1927: 34. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 53–55.

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[Crawley1925-1] Crawley, M.C. (1925). New ants from Australia (PDF). Annals and Magazine of Natural History.

[2] "The ants of Victoria Part III. Vic. Nat. (Melb.)". 1927: 34. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

[Clark1951-3] Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 53–55.