Notoncus gilberti

3 Smooth Epaulet Ant at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Notoncus gilberti	1 Jun 2019	JonLewis
Notoncus gilberti	1 Jun 2019	JonLewis
Unidentified	1 Jun 2019	TimL

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

19 Jun 2019

1st ACT record of this regionally rare ant

4 comments

JonLewis wrote:

1 Jun 2019

Hi Tim, another new species for CNM - good spotting! This is not a common species and I have not seen it myself before, so very interesting. No collections of this species from around the ACT appear on the Atlas of Living Australia so I will check records at ANIC to see whether it has been collected previously in the region - it probably has (most collections don't end up in a database) but will update when I find out.
It is called an Epaulet Ant because the shoulders of the ant have bumps on them, reminiscent of epaulets. Cheers, Jon

TimL wrote:

2 Jun 2019

Thanks for the identification and information Jon. I'll see if I can find a few more of these ants.
Tim

JonLewis wrote:

20 Jun 2019

Hi again Tim, I have checked at ANIC and can find no previous records for the ACT, although there is a collection from Queanbeyan! While the ant seems to be fairly widespread, it is pretty patchy and not often collected. I tracked down your location and have made a collection on behalf of ANIC (I have the required permit) which will end up in the database. Cheers, Jon

TimL wrote:

20 Jun 2019

Thanks for the update Jon. Good to know that the sightings are of some use.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.104747 -35.277217
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 May 2019 01:11 PM Recorded on
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Significant Featured Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Notoncus gilberti Scientific name
Smooth Epaulet Ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
764m to 804.4m Recorded at altitude
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