Kilian's ant at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Chelaner kiliani | 25 May 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 25 May 2019 | TimL |
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User's notes
The images show two ants sighted outside the external cover of vegetable and soil matter over a forage way up a tree, as recorded in previous sighting 4223447. The first 4 images are of one ant and the final image shows the second ant. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of the ants.
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
26 May 2019
Hi Tim, these are good photos of Monomorium kiliani, which seems to be fairly common in dry Eucalypt forest. You can tell that it is not Papyrius because it has two bumps between the body and abdomen (gaster), known as the petiole and post-petiole, while Papyrius just has one bump, the petiole. Cheers, Jon
TimL
wrote:
26 May 2019
Hi Jon, thanks for the comments, I'm still on a steep learning curve when it comes to these things. Two of the Monomorium kiliani ants were present again this afternoon. Tim
Location information
- Coordinates 149.104559-35.273663
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 24 May 2019 12:56 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chelaner kiliani Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Chelaner kiliani Scientific name
- Kilian's ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 783.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Monomorium kiliani
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes