Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. Smith, F. 743M2 urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:31944 Insecta Formicidae Myrmecia Animalia Myrmecia vindex Smith Hymenoptera 144 144 Arthropoda species vindex  Worker. Length 7 lines.-Ferruginous, with the abdomen black; the nodes of the petiole ferruginous; the sculpture nearly the same as in M. sanguinea; the mandibles are, however, longer, more strongly toothed, and of a pale yellow colour; the nodes of the petiole are more elongate, and the petiole of the first node is longer and more slender; the insect is of a duller red than M. sanguinea; the head sometimes fuscous-red.   Hab. West Australia.