Myrmecia formosa

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  formosa. Myrmecia (Promyrmecia) aberrans subsp. formosa Wheeler, W.M. 1933i: 52 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Promyrmecia: Clark, 1943: 94; in Myrmecia: Brown, 1953j: 19. Subspecies of maura: Brown, 1953j: 19. Raised to species: Clark, 1951: 131; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1632 (in key). Senior synonym of haematosticta: Brown, 1953j: 19.
 * haematosticta. Myrmecia (Promyrmecia) aberrans subsp. haematosticta Wheeler, W.M. 1933i: 51 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Raised to species: Clark, 1951: 130. Junior synonym of formosa: Brown, 1953j: 19.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * 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.