Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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JonLewis wrote:

8 Feb 2026

Nice photos Alison!

Polyrhachis phryne

JonLewis wrote:

6 Feb 2026

Nice pictures RAllen, thanks. Dolichoderus scabridus and Dolichoderus doriae are generally very similar looking ants, but doriae has a pair of spines on its shoulders and scabridus doesn't. You can see the spines well in your images. Cheers, Jon

Dolichoderus doriae

HelenCross wrote:

4 Feb 2026

Well done Frecko!

Calyptomyrmex beccarii

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 Feb 2026

Fantastic record - Frecko well done

Calyptomyrmex beccarii

JonLewis wrote:

3 Feb 2026

Hi Frecko, as per our earlier messages, this sighting has been confirmed as Calyptomyrmex beccarii by Steve Shattuck, ex CSIRO, who did a revision of this genus about 15 years ago. To quote Steve, the sighting is "amazing and totally unexpected".

Previous to your sighting there has been only one reliable record from NSW, and that was from the Iluka Nature Reserve on the far north coast of NSW. Your sighting is a major extension of the previously known range of this genus and takes it into a geographical area which is much drier and cooler than would have been expected - all other records are from tropical or sub-tropical locations. Thanks for for putting it on NatureMapr! Cheers, Jon

Calyptomyrmex beccarii