Rhytidoponera metallica

Greenhead ant at Murrumbateman, NSW

Rhytidoponera metallica at Murrumbateman, NSW - 10 Jan 2021
Rhytidoponera metallica at Murrumbateman, NSW - 10 Jan 2021
Rhytidoponera metallica at Murrumbateman, NSW - 10 Jan 2021
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Rhytidoponera metallica 12 Jan 2021 JonLewis
Rhytidoponera metallica 12 Jan 2021 JonLewis
Rhytidoponera tasmaniensis 10 Jan 2021 SimoneC

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3 comments

JonLewis wrote:
   12 Jan 2021
Hi Simone, looking closely at the images, I think there is faint blue & green metallic colour on this ant, which would make it Rytidoponera metallica. Sometimes the metallic colour is very strong but it can often be quite faint. R. tasmaniensis has no metallic colour at all and is a generally brown-looking ant. Did you ID the ant as R. tasmaniensis for a particular reason? Cheers, Jon
SimoneC wrote:
   12 Jan 2021
Hi Jon, I did feel there was a greenish metallic sheen on the abdomen but not on the rest of the ant. I misinterpreted the description of R. tasmaniensis, as I think it said the body was not metallic, and I assumed for some reason that excluded the abdomen. I’m happy with your ID.
Simone
JonLewis wrote:
   12 Jan 2021
Hi Simone, thanks for the clarification. A good rule of thumb (in our region) is that any Rhytidoponera which has any blue/green metallic colouration on the body is almost always R. metallica. Cheers, Jon

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 10 Jan 2021 06:56 PM Recorded on
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