Bull-, and Dinosaur Ants - Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
> Class: Insecta (Insects)
> Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
> Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
> Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants and Bees)
> Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
> Superfamily: Formicoidea
> Family: Formicidae (Ants)
> Subfamily: Myrmeciinae (Bull and Dinosaur Ants)
> Tribe: Myrmeciini
> Genus: Myrmecia (Bull Ants)
> Complex: Myrmecia gulosa
> Species: M. brevinoda - Giant Bulldog Ant
> Species: M. comata
> Species: M. desertorum ^
> Species: M. dimidiata ^
> Species: M. ferruginea ^
> Species: M. flavicoma
> Species: M. forceps ^
> Species: M. forficata - Inchman Ant
> Species: M. gulosa - Red Bull Ant
> Species: M. hirsuta
> Species: M. midas
> Species: M. nigriscapa
> Species: M. pyriformis - Inch Ant
> Species: M. simillima - Australian Red Bull Ant
> Species: M. tarsata - Australian jumper Ant
> Species: M. tridentata
> Complex: Myrmecia mandibularis
> Species: M. fulviculis
> Species: M. fulvipes - Tawny-legged Jack Jumper Ant
> Species: M. gilberti
> Species: M. mandibularis - Toothless Bull Ant
> Species: M. piliventris - Golden-tailed Bull Ant
> Complex: Myrmecia nigrocincta
> Species: M. nigrocincta - Jumping Jack Ant
> Complex: Myrmecia picta
> Species: M. picta - Small Jumping Ant
> Complex: Myrmecia pilosula
> Species: M. chrysogaster - Toothed Bull Ant
> Species: M. croslandi - Jumping Jack Ant
> Species: M. cydista
> Species: M. impaternata
> Species: M. pilosula - Jack Jumper Ant
> Species: M. queenslandica
> Species: M. varians
> Complex: Myrmecia urens
> Species: M. urens - Baby Bull Ant
^ = possibly
* = likely
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