Myrmecia nobilis is a species of ant. It belongs to the genus Myrmecia, and was described by John S. Clark in 1943. Native to Australia, Myrmecia nobilis has only been observed in Victoria, particularly the Melbourne Metropolitan Area.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. nobilis
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Myrmecia nobilis looks like M. froggatti and M. maura and appears to be closely related to them, but all are distinct species. Myrmecia nobilis is around 10-14 millimetres long. Its mandibles are yellowish red, and its mesonotum, epinotum and node are red.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Myrmecia nobilis (Clark, 1943)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Myrmecia nobilis Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ Brown, William (1953). Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia (PDF). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. p. 19.
- ^ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 124–128.