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Myrmecia browningi

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Myrmecia browningi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. browningi
Binomial name
Myrmecia browningi
Ogata & Taylor, 1991

Myrmecia browningi is an Australian bull ant species, a part of the genus Myrmecia. They are endemic to Kangaroo Island within the state of South Australia, Australia.[1]

The species was first described by Ogata & Taylor in 1991, named after Graeme P. Browning.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Myrmecia browningi Ogata & Taylor, 1991". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. ^ Taylor, R.W., Ogata, K (1991). Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). pp. 1654, figs 39–40.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)