Myrmecia impaternata

Myrmecia impaternata is a species of gynogenetic, female-only[1] ant in the genus Myrmecia. Described by Robert Taylor in 2015, the species is endemic to Australia and is common in Canberra and around Armidale. Observations of the species have been confirmed in Queensland.[2]

Myrmecia impaternata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. impaternata
Binomial name
Myrmecia impaternata
Taylor, 2015

Myrmecia impaternata is a hybrid species, with its origin tracing back to Myrmecia banksi and Myrmecia pilosula.

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