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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. hilli
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia hilli Clark, 1943
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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
edit- ^ "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.
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