Podomyrma adelaidae
Muscleman tree ant at Bruce, ACT
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| Podomyrma adelaidae | JonLewis | 19 Dec 2020 | |
| Meranoplus sp. (genus) | Roger | 18 Dec 2020 |
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User's notes
Having looked at ALA and iNaturalist we think that this could be Meranoplus minor
2 comments
19 Dec 2020
Hi Roger, Meranoplus is a related genus, but this is Podomyrma adelaidae. The combination of the swollen "muscles" on the legs and the pair of pale marks on the front of the gaster is pretty diagnostic. More information and pictures are available at AntWiki. I think this is just the second record of the species in CNM. Cheers, Jon
https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Podomyrma_adelaidae
https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Podomyrma_adelaidae
19 Dec 2020
Thanks Jon, We had some difficulty trying to find an ID. Will use AntWiki in the future.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.092360-35.260750
- Altitude 654.8m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Dec 2020 09:04 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Podomyrma adelaidae Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Podomyrma adelaidae Scientific name
- Muscleman tree ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2404.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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