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

 * . Myrmecia picta Smith, F. 1858b: 146 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA (South Australia).
 * Type-material: 1 syntype worker, 1 syntype queen.
 * Type-locality: Australia: South Australia, Adelaide, “53/8”.
 * Type-depository: BMNH.
 * Clark, 1927: 39 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971d: 251 (l).
 * Combination in M. (Promyrmecia): Clark, 1927: 39;
 * combination in Promyrmecia: Clark, 1943: 100;
 * combination in Myrmecia: Taylor & Brown, 1985: 14.
 * Status as species: Roger, 1861a: 36; Mayr, 1862: 727 (in key); Roger, 1863b: 23; Mayr, 1863: 430; Lowne, 1865b: 336; Mayr, 1876: 94; Dalla Torre, 1893: 21; Forel, 1900b: 54; Forel, 1907h: 267; Emery, 1911d: 21; Forel, 1915b: 4; Viehmeyer, 1924a: 222; Crawley, 1926: 382 (redescription); Clark, 1927: 39; Clark, 1934a: 11 (redescription); Clark, 1943: 100 (redescription); Clark, 1951: 139 (redescription); Taylor & Brown, 1985: 14; Taylor, 1987a: 45; Ogata, 1991a: 361; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1640 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 272; Heterick, 2009: 122.
 * Distribution: Australia.

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.