Myrmecia pilosula

Distribution
This taxon was described from Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  pilosula. Myrmecia pilosula Smith, F. 1858b: 146 (w.q.m.) AUSTRALIA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971d: 252 (l.); Imai, Crozier & Taylor, 1977: 345 (k.). Combination in M. (Halmamyrmecia): Wheeler, W.M. 1922b: 195; in M. (Promyrmecia): Wheeler, W.M. 1933i: 56; in Promyrmecia: Clark, 1943: 109; in Myrmecia: Brown, 1953j: 6. Senior synonym of ruginoda: Brown, 1953j: 6. See also: Crawley, 1926: 383; Clark, 1951: 202; Crosland, Crozier & Imai, 1988: 13; Ogata, 1991a: 361.
 * ruginoda. Ponera ruginoda Smith, F. 1858b: 93 (m.) AUSTRALIA. Crozier, 1970: 123 (k.). Combination in Ectatomma: Roger, 1861b: 168; in Rhytidoponera: Emery, 1911d: 38; in Myrmecia: Brown, 1953j: 6. Junior synonym of pilosula: Brown, 1953j: 6.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Clark 1951.pdf|Clark, J. 1951. The Formicidae of Australia. 1. Subfamily Myrmeciinae: 230 pp. CSIRO, Melbourne. [(31.xii).1951.] PDF]]
 * [[Media:Crossland et al 1988.pdf|Crosland, M. W. J.; Crozier, R. H.; Imai, H. T. 1988. Evidence for several sibling biological species centred on Myrmecia pilosula (F. Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 27: 13-14 PDF]]
 * Qian, Z.-Q.; Ceccarelli, F. S.; Carew, M. E.; Schlüns, H.; Schlick-Steiner, B. C.; Steiner, F. M. 2011. Characterization of polymorphic microsatellites in the giant bulldog ant, Myrmecia brevinoda and the jumper ant, M. pilosula. Journal of Insect Science (available online: insectscience.org/11.71) 11:Article 71.
 * Qian, Z.-Q., Schlick-Steiner, B.C., Steiner, F.M., Robson, S.K.A., Schlüns, H., Schlüns, E.A. and Crozier, R.H. (2012) Colony genetic structure in the Australian jumper ant Myrmecia pilosula. Insectes Sociaux, 59, 109-117.