Ants Down Under
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Ants in Australia
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Subfamilies
Amblyoponine Genera
Cerapachyine Genera
Dolichoderine Genera
Ectatommine Genera
Formicine Genera
Myrmeciine Genera
Myrmicine Genera
Ponerine Genera
Proceritiine Genera
Comparing the Following Taxa
Myrmecia Fabricius, 1804
All species of
Myrmecia
are large, the smallest being over 6 mm long. Their long, straight mandibles, large eyes and often bright colours will separate them from all other ants in Australia.
Nothomyrmecia Clark, 1934
Workers of
Nothomyrmecia
are distinctive because of their pale yellow colour, large eyes, elongate mandibles, lack of a postpetiole and the presence of a sting. They are unlikely to be confused with any other Australian ant.
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