Chelaner kiliani

Kilian's ant at Hackett, ACT

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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

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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
Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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 680.6m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
External link More information
Synonyms
Monomorium kiliani

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania