''Myrmecia apicalis'' is the only Australian

bull ant ''Myrmecia'' is a genus of ants first established by Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1804. The genus is a member of the subfamily Myrmeciinae of the family Formicidae. ''Myrmecia'' is a large genus of ants, comprising at least ...

species that is not native to Australia. The ''Myrmecia apicalis'' is the only species to be found on a different country, with two collections founded on

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. It was described in 1883.Ants Down Under Not many specimens have been collected, but their size is around 13 millimetres. Their appearance is similar when compared to the ''

Myrmecia pilosula Myrmecia can refer to: * ''Myrmecia'' (alga), genus of algae associated with lichens * ''Myrmecia'' (ant), genus of ants called bulldog ants * Myrmecia (skin), a kind of deep wart on the human hands or feet See also * '' Copromorpha myrmecias'' ...

''. Details of other specimens such as their males are not clear. The only known details of the ''Myrmecia apicalis'' are from specimens of workers.

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apicalis Insects described in 1883 Insects of New Caledonia {{Myrmeciinae-stub