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Identification history
| Rhytidoponera aciculata species group | 9 Nov 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) | 4 Oct 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) | 2 Oct 2021 | SimoneC |
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User's notes
Large black ground nesting ant, not aggressive, not metallic. Not at all sure about the suggested ID, the head shape seems different to the Rhytidoponera species on CNM
3 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
4 Oct 2021
Hi Simone, this is a new species for CNM (well done!) and you correctly identified the genus (well done again!) but the bad news is that I can't be sure which species it is. It could be Rhytidoponera punctiventris, but there are quite a few Rhytidoponera species which look a lot like this. I may be able to make some progress on it when I can get back into Canberra, hopefully not too far away. Cheers, Jon
SimoneC
wrote:
4 Oct 2021
Thanks Jon, Let me know if there are any features you need a clearer view of and I will try to get photos of them.
JonLewis
wrote:
9 Nov 2021
Hi Simone, a second sighting of this ant prompted me to give it a better name. Within the genus Rhytidoponera, there are a number of "species groups" which contain multiple species which have similar attributes. The species group which contains the species R. punctiventris is called the "R. aciculata species group". R. punctiventris is still the most likely species ID for your ant as it is very common but I still can't be sure enough to call it that species. Cheers, Jon
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 2 Oct 2021 04:33 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Rhytidoponera aciculata species group Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- 336.84m to 749.06m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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