Pheidole sp. (genus)

Seed-harvesting ant at Latham, ACT

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Identification history

	Pheidole sp. (genus)	17 Aug 2021	JonLewis
	Aphaenogaster longiceps	12 Aug 2021	Roger

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JonLewis wrote:

17 Aug 2021

Hi Roger, Aphaenogaster and Pheidole generally look quite similar and are in the same subfamily (Myrmicinae). The body shapes are slightly different (head shape, the curve on the back of the body, the shape and orientation of the spines) and the antennae are different - Pheidole has a "club" at the end of the antenna which has three large segments (which you can just see in your photos) while Aphaenogaster has a four-segmented club. Cheers, Jon

Roger wrote:

17 Aug 2021

Thanks Jon, I appreciate the information.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.025902 -35.213437
Altitude 569.9m
Maps Umbagong District Park
Places Latham, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 Aug 2021 03:24 PM Recorded on
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Pheidole sp. (genus) Scientific name
Seed-harvesting ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1141.89m Recorded at altitude
224 images trained Machine learning
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