''Myrmecia auriventris'' is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus ''

Myrmecia 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'' ...

''. This species is endemic to

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and is commonly distributed in Queensland. Worker ants are typically 18-20 millimetres long. Drones are smaller at 15.5 millimetres. The head, pronotum, gaster, and other features are a black colour, while the node, epinotum, and metanotum is red. Other features like the mandibles, antennae and tarsi are a reddish yellow, while other parts are brown.

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* auriventris Hymenoptera of Australia Insects described in 1870 Ants of Australia {{Myrmeciinae-stub