Monomorium sp. (genus)

A Monomorium ant at Wamboin, NSW

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Identification history

	Monomorium sp. (genus)	4 Apr 2020	JonLewis
	Iridomyrmex rufoniger	2 Apr 2020	natureguy

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Tiny ants on flowerhead, ID just a guess based on other sightings.

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JonLewis wrote:

4 Apr 2020

Hi Natureguy, these ants do look a bit like Iridomyrmex, but there are a couple of things that are a good guide towards Monomorium. Firstly, your ants are very shiny, and there are very few Iridomyrmex that are so glossy looking. Second, you can just see in your photos the structure of the ant between the main body and the tail (gaster) and this is a very important diagnostic feature for all ants. Between the main body and the gaster, ants can either have one small segment (a petiole) or they can have two small segments (a petiole and a post-petiole). Iridomyrmex belong to a sub-family of ants known as the Dolichoderinae, and they have only one segment between the body and the tail. Monomorium belong to the sub-family Myrmicinae, and they have two segments. You can just see the two segments, small bumps between the body and gaster in your photos. Cheers, Jon

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Location information

Coordinates 149.273718 -35.254796
Places Wamboin, NSW

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
31 Jan 2020 01:42 PM Recorded on
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) natureguy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size
Unknown Gender

Species information

Monomorium sp. (genus) Scientific name
A Monomorium ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 785.4m Recorded at altitude
116 images trained Machine learning
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