Nothomyrmecia macrops Clark, 1934:18
Australian primitive ant, Dinosaur ant
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: December 1931
Rediscovered on 22 October 1977 (Taylor, 1978:979)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Clark, John. (1934). Notes on Australian ants, with descriptions of new species and a new genus. Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria 8: 5-20.
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