Myrmecia hilli

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Myrmecia hilli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmeciinae
Genus: Myrmecia
Species:
M. hilli
Binomial name
Myrmecia hilli
Clark, 1943

Myrmecia hilli is an ant species native to Australia. It belongs to the genus of Myrmecia , and described by John S. Clark in 1943. Specimens observed were mainly found in the Northern Territory. [1]

The size of Myrmecia hilli species is around 14 millimetres. The head is coloured black, mandibles yellow, and antennae, legs, thorax, and most features are in a reddish yellow colour. The legs are also quite long. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Myrmecia hilli Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 147–148.
  3. Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 112. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)