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 | |
Myrmecia hilli is a species of ant 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.
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