Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group
Jack jumper at Googong, NSW
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| Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group | JonLewis | 3 Dec 2021 | |
| Myrmecia fucosa | WHall | 2 Dec 2021 |
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3 comments
2 Dec 2021
Hi WHall, thanks for the sighting. The ant is certainly Myrmecia, but pretty sure it is in the Myrmecia pilosula group. Myrmecia fucosa seems not to be common anywhere and is a mainly brown ant mostly found in South Australia. Did you have a specific reason why you suggested it? Cheers, Jon
2 Dec 2021
Hi Jon, no reason. i could not find just the genus name so just clicked on the name M. fucosa!! Can you suggest a species?
3 Dec 2021
Hi WHall, no worries, that makes sense. In the drop down list you should see "Myrmecia sp. (genus)" as a possibility for next time. Around the ACT the species you saw is probably Myrmecia pilosula or Myrmecia croslandi, but they are difficult to tell apart unless you have them under the microscope, so they get recorded in CNM as "Myrmecia pilosula species group". Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.196734-35.427449
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Nov 2021 02:47 PM Recorded on
- WHall Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- WHall Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group Scientific name
- Jack jumper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 3011.2m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Myrmecia sp.
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