Myrmecia gulosa

Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London: British Museum : 143

1. Myrmecia gulosa . B.M.

Formica gulosa, Fabr. Syst. Ent. 395 [[worker]]; Spec. Ins. i. 494. 34; Ent. Syst. ii. 363. 55.

Oliv. Encycl. Meth. vi. 501. 50.

Latr. Hist. Nat. Fourm. 215. pl. 8. f. 49.

Myrmecia gulosa, Fabr. Syst. Piez. 424. 2.

Myrmica gulosa, Guer. Voy. Coq. ii. 206.

Hab. Australia.

The male of this species differs from the other sexes, principally in having the antennae nearly as long as the body, the scape very short, the head compressed, the eyes and ocelli very prominent; it is about the same size as the other sexes.