Myrmecia fulgida

Curtin University staff and students at Carrabin Nature reserve inspected an active nest of this huge species, near where a specimen was also collected in a pitfall trap (Heterick 2009).

Identification
Heterick (2009) - Distinguished by the long, erect setae on the side of the head capsule.

Distribution
Heterick (2009) - Myrmecia fulgida has been recorded from the western goldfields of WA.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  fulgida. Myrmecia fulgida Clark, 1951: 73, fig. 52 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Senior synonym of suttoni: Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1657.
 * suttoni. Myrmecia suttoni Clark, 1951: 72, figs. 50, 51 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Junior synonym of fulgida: Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1657.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Ogata K. and Taylor R.W. 1991. Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae), Journal of Natural History, 25: 1623-1673
 * Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.