Myrmecia hilli

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

Last updated December 08, 2025

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]

References

↑ "Myrmecia hilli Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 147–148.
↑ 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)

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[bie.ala.org.au-1] "Myrmecia hilli Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[Clark1951-2] Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 147–148.

[Clark1943-3] 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)

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