''Myrmecia borealis'' is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus ''

Myrmecia Myrmecia can refer to: * ''Myrmecia'' (alga), genus of algae associated with lichens * ''Myrmecia'' (ant), genus of ants called bulldog ants * Myrmecia (skin), a kind of deep wart on the human hands or feet See also * '' Copromorpha myrmecias'' ...

''. This species is endemic to

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. Their distribution has only been recorded very few times in Queensland and New South Wales. The head and thorax of the ''Myrmecia borealis'' is black. The top of the legs are black as well, but the bottom areas are yellowish brown. Mandibles are yellow and the middle part of the body is a reddish-brown colour.

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borealis Hymenoptera of Australia Insects described in 1991 Ants of Australia {{Myrmeciinae-stub