Podomyrma elongata
1 Muscleman Tree Ant at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Podomyrma elongata | JonLewis | 28 Sep 2023 | |
| Podomyrma sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 27 Sep 2023 | |
| Podomyrma gratiosa | CarbonAI | 27 Sep 2023 | |
| Podomyrma sp. (genus) | SimoneC | 27 Sep 2023 |
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User's notes
Looks a lot like P. elongata https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ed0fc0c4-5076-4cca-94da-05fd990a8062#overview
3 comments
28 Sep 2023
Hi Simone, congratulations on adding a new species to CNM! I agree with your ID and have added the species to the CNM list but the species hasn't become available to add the sighting yet. I'll update this when the species becomes available in the system. This ant seems to be relatively uncommon, but was found in a number of pitfall traps surveying invertebrates in Mulligans Flat & Goorooyarroo NR in 2007. This is a queen who has lost her wings and the colours make her more distinctive than the ordinary worker which is smaller and generally dark brown. Cheers, Jon
28 Sep 2023
Thanks Jon, it’s the first time I’ve seen a Muscleman Tree Ant here, so glad I managed to get a photo
Location information
- Coordinates 149.051651-34.977723
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Sep 2023 05:04 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Podomyrma elongata
Species information
- Podomyrma elongata Scientific name
- Muscleman Tree Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 841.35m Recorded at altitude
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