Taxonomic history
Clark, 1943 PDF: 104 (q.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1971d PDF: 254 (l.).Combination in Promyrmecia: Clark, 1943 PDF: 103.Combination in Myrmecia: Taylor & Brown, 1985: 17.Junior synonym of Myrmecia picta: Mayr, 1876 PDF: 94.Revived from synonymy: Clark, 1927 PDF: 39.Senior synonym of Myrmecia pumilio: Clark, 1943 PDF: 103.See also: Ogata, 1991a PDF: 362; Ogata & Taylor, 1991 PDF: 1667.
Myrmecia urens is a species of ant in the genus Myrmecia (bulldog ants) found in Australia.
While pollination by ants is somewhat rare,[1] the orchid Leporella fimbriata is a myrmecophyte which can only be pollinated by the winged males of this species.[2][3][4] Pollination of this orchid usually occurs between April and June during warm afternoons, and may take several days until the males all die due to their limited lifespan.[5] The flower mimics M. urens queens, and so the males move from flower to flower in an attempt to copulate with it.[6][7]
Myrmecia urens is a species of ant in the genus Myrmecia (bulldog ants) found in Australia.
Myrmecia urens is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Myrmeciinae.[1][2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1865 door Lowne.
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