Myrmecia rubripes

Identification
Myrmecia arnoldi, Myrmecia pavida and Myrmecia rubripes are all closely related and share a similar range.

Distribution
Heterick (2009) - Southwestern WA to southern SA.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 * . Myrmecia rubripes Clark, 1951: 34, fig. 12 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Western Australia).
 * Type-material: holotype worker, paratype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: holotype Australia: Western Australia, Ongerup, 4.xi.1947 (T. Greaves); paratypes with same data.
 * Type-depositories: ANIC (holotype); ANIC (perhaps also MVMA) (paratypes).
 * Status as species: Taylor & Brown, 1985: 15; Taylor, 1987a: 45; Ogata, 1991a: 358; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1637 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 273; Heterick, 2009: 121.
 * Distribution: Australia.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Heterick B. E. 2009. A guide to the ants of south-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 76: 1-206.