Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. Author Smith, F. text 1858 British Museum London http://antbase.org/ants/publications/8127/8127.pdf book 8127 C86CFDBF-61D9-48EE-9C2E-325FC0462B10 3. Amblyopone ferruginea . B.M. Worker. Length 2 lines.-Ferruginous: the head covered with a rugose punctate striation, the mandibles shorter and more bent than in A. australis ; the prothorax striated, the striae obscurely punctured; the meso- and metathorax smooth and shining; the node of the peduncle transverse, rounded or subglobose; the abdomen oblong, widest towards the apex, which is acute. Hab. Melbourne.