Myrmecia croslandi

Myrmecia croslandi is a species of bull ant which is native to Australia. Myrmecia croslandi is a jumping type of bull ant, which means it could be called a jack jumper. Myrmecia croslandi are located around Australia. They can be seen throughout New South Wales and Queensland. Myrmecia croslandi was described by Taylor in 1991.[1]

Myrmecia croslandi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Myrmeciinae
Genus:
Myrmecia
Species:
M. croslandi
Binomial name
Myrmecia croslandi
Taylor, 1991

Taxonomy

Previously considered a kind of twin-better known and polymorphic species Myrmecia pilosula. Thanks to a unique chromosome being genetically isolated in 1986 and in 1991, Australian myrmecologist Robert Taylor described it as a separate species.[2]

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References
  1. "Myrmecia croslandi Taylor, 1991". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. Taylor, Robert W. (November 1991), "Myrmecia croslandi sp.n., A karyologically remarkable new Australian jack-jumper ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae)" (PDF), Australian Journal of Entomology, 30 (4): 288, doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1991.tb00438.x


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