Myrmecia clarki

This ant is quite common in Banksia woodland around Perth, but has been collected as far north as Ethel Creek in the Pilbara. (Heterick 2009)

Identification
Heterick (2009) - Myrmecia clarki is a small, dark Myrmecia with yellow mandibles.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  clarki. Myrmecia clarki Crawley, 1922b: 432 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Wheeler, W.M. 1933i: 61 (q.); Clark, 1943: 132 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971d: 247 (l.). Combination in M. (Promyrmecia): Wheeler, W.M. 1933i: 61; in Promyrmecia: Clark, 1943: 132; in Myrmecia: Taylor & Brown, D.R. 1985: 7. See also: Clark, 1951: 174.