Myrmecia pyriformis

Distribution
This taxon was described from Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  pyriformis. Myrmecia pyriformis Smith, F. 1858b: 144, pl. 10, figs. 1-6 (w.q.m.) AUSTRALIA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971d: 252 (l.); Imai, Crozier & Taylor, 1977: 345 (k.). Subspecies of forficata: Forel, 1910b: 2. Revived status as species: Clark, 1927: 36. Senior synonym of sanguinea: Brown, 1953j: 9. See also: Crawley, 1926: 377; Clark, 1951: 99.
 * sanguinea. Myrmecia sanguinea Smith, F. 1858b: 148 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Tasmania). Mayr, 1876: 94 (q.); Forel, 1910b: 3 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1952a: 112 (l.). Junior synonym of forficata: Clark, 1951: 93; of pyriformis: Brown, 1953j: 9. See also: Crawley, 1926: 378.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Clark 1951.pdf|Clark, J. 1951. The Formicidae of Australia. 1. Subfamily Myrmeciinae: 230 pp. CSIRO, Melbourne. [(31.xii).1951.] PDF]]


 * Jayatilaka,P., Narendra,A., Reid,S.F., Cooper,P., Zeil,J. 2011. Different effects of temperature on foraging activity schedules in sympatric Myrmecia ants. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 214, 2730-2738 (doi:10.1242/jeb.053710).


 * Narendra,A., Reid,S.F., Greiner,B., Peters,R.A., Hemmi,J.M., Ribi,W.A., Jochen Zeil,J. 2011. Caste-specific visual adaptations to distinct daily activity schedules in Australian Myrmecia ants. Proc. R. Soc. B vol. 278 no. 1709, 1141-1149 (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1378).


 * Narendra,A., Reid,S.F., Hemmi,J.M. 2010. The twilight zone: ambient light levels trigger activity in primitive ants. Proc. R. Soc. B vol.277 no.1687, 1531-1538 (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.2324).


 * Reid,S.F., Narendra,A., Hemmi,J.M., Zeil,J. 2011. Polarised skylight and the landmark panorama provide night-active bull ants with compass information during route following. Journal of Experimental Biology 214, 363-370 (doi:10.1242/jeb.049338).