Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Booth, ACT
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| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 5 Oct 2021 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 4 Oct 2021 |
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Jon, just wondering if this could be Anonychomyrma itinerans? Sorry it is a shockingly bad photo, but only after leaving the site I wondered about it. Thanks heaps, Christine.
Also elevation is 965m. Ant was about 3mm.
2 comments
5 Oct 2021
Hi Christine, Anonychomyrma is probably a fair guess, but the species and even the genus is debatable as it could also be an Iridomyrmex such as Iridomyrmex calvus (see link for photos). So for now I think it just has to be an ant. Cheers, Jon
- https://antwiki.org/wiki/Iridomyrmex_calvus
- https://antwiki.org/wiki/Iridomyrmex_calvus
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Christine Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Formicidae (family) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location