Myrmecia piliventris

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Biology
Qian et al. 2012 - Polymorphic microsatellite markers revealed 1 to 4 queens per colony. Queens were estimated to mate with 1–9 inferred and 1.0–11.4 effective mates. This is the first time that the rare co-occurrence of polygyny and high polyandry has been found in the M. pilosula species group. Significant maternity and paternity skews were detected at the population level. We also found an isolation-by-distance pattern, and together with the occurrence of polygynous polydomy, this suggests the occurrence of dependent colony foundation (DCF)

Castes
Queen described as subapterous (Clark 1951)

Nomenclature

 *  piliventris. Myrmecia piliventris Smith, F. 1858b: 146 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Mayr, 1876: 93 (q.); Clark, 1943: 141 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971d: 251 (l.); Imai & Taylor, 1986: 59 (k.). Combination in M. (Pristomyrmecia): Emery, 1911d: 21; in M. (Promyrmecia): Wheeler, W.M. 1933i: 67; in Promyrmecia: Clark, 1943: 140; in Myrmecia: Brown, 1953j: 20. Senior synonym of rectidens: Brown, 1953j: 20. See also: Crawley, 1926: 385; Clark, 1951: 156.
 * rectidens. Myrmecia piliventris var. rectidens Forel, 1910b: 5 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Clark, 1951: 160 (q.). Combination in M. (Pristomyrmecia): Emery, 1911d: 21; in Promyrmecia: Clark, 1943: 141. Subspecies of piliventris: Clark, 1943: 141. Raised to species: Clark, 1951: 159. Junior synonym of piliventris: Brown, 1953j: 20.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Brown W. L., Jr. 1953. Revisionary notes on the ant genus Myrmecia of Australia. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 111: 1-35.
 * Taylor R. W., and D. R. Brown. 1985. Formicoidea. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 2: 1-149.