Myrmecia chasei

Myrmecia chasei
	Myrmecia chasei
Systematics
Class :	Insects (Insecta)
Order :	Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera)
Family :	Ants (Formicidae)
Subfamily :	Bulldog ants (Myrmeciinae)
Genre :	Myrmecia
Type :	Myrmecia chasei
Scientific name
	Myrmecia chasei
	Forel , 1894

Myrmecia chasei is a species of ant in the bulldog ants subfamily(Myrmeciinae) thatis nativeto Australia . The settlement area of Myrmecia chasei comprises the south-eastern areas of Western Australia .

Worker ants grow to around 12-15.5 millimeters in size, but they can also get larger. Queen ants are 22–24 millimeters tall. This species can be recognized by its black head and brown legs and antennae. The thorax is bright red.

Individual evidence

↑ "Myrmecia chasei Forel, 1894" . Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved March 13, 2014.

↑ John Clark: The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) . Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia, Melbourne 1951, pp. 212-215.

^ GC Wheeler: Ant larvae of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) . Pan-Pac, 1971, p. 247.

↑ John Clark: A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) 1943, p. 115. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed September 19, 2015). @1@ 2

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[1] "Myrmecia chasei Forel, 1894" . Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved March 13, 2014.

[Clark1951-2] John Clark: The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) . Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia, Melbourne 1951, pp. 212-215.

[Wheeler1971-3] GC Wheeler: Ant larvae of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) . Pan-Pac, 1971, p. 247.