Myrmecia picta

Within the SWBP, this species is quite common in Wandoo woodlands, on the eastern slopes of the Darling Range.

Identification
Heterick (2009) - Myrmecia picta F. Smith, the only member of the M. picta group in the SWBP, has a characteristic bicoloured head capsule, yellow anteriorly and blackish posteriorly.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  picta. Myrmecia picta Smith, F. 1858b: 146 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Clark, 1927: 39 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971d: 251 (l). Combination in M. (Promyrmecia): Clark, 1927: 39; in Promyrmecia: Clark, 1943: 100; in Myrmecia: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 14. See also: Crawley, 1926: 382; Clark, 1951: 139; Ogata, 1991a: 360.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * CSIRO Collection
 * Emery C. 1911. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125.
 * Miller L. J., and T. R. New. 1997. Mount Piper grasslands: pitfall trapping of ants and interpretation of habitat variability. Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria 56(2): 377-381.
 * 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.