FG 95 Notoncus suggested by Dr Ant.
Subfamily: Formicinae
Distribution: Australia, New Guinea, and the Galapagos.
(added New Guinea)
Subfamily: Formicinae
Distribution: Australia, New Guinea, and the Galapagos.
(added New Guinea)
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FG 95 Notoncus
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 MrILoveTheAnts |
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TAFMF Addict Posts: 3133 01/11/2008 1:07 PM |
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Dr Ant |
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Posts: 5364 01/11/2008 1:59 PM
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Myrmecos's pictures of a few species in this genus, found exclusively in Australia and neighboring New Guinea www.myrmecos.net/formicin...oncus.html
(Beware the google image search on this genus; It links to numerous sites that have little or nothing to do with Notoncus.) |
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antdude |
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Posts: 17064 01/11/2008 2:33 PM
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www.google.com/search?q=Notoncus
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Wasmannia auropunctata |
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Young Worker Ant Posts: 31 01/12/2008 12:38 AM
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According to the CSIRO collection, Notoncus was also found on the New Guinea island.
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MrILoveTheAnts |
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TAFMF Addict Posts: 3133 01/12/2008 10:39 AM |
www.antweb.org/specimen.d...ent0173309
Notoncus ectatommoides Locality: Ecuador: Galapagos: Santa Cruz, ECCD; 0044'32"S 09018'13"W 10 m Are these an awful invasive or a minor tramp species? |
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Dr Ant |
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Posts: 5364 01/14/2008 11:53 AM
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Note the label information on the Galapagos specimen:
Quote: Translation: Manual collection, intercepted in quarantine. (Not established). So, perhaps it could become a tramp ant, but it hasn't yet. Also, regarding http://www.myrmecos.net/formicinae/NotSpi1.html I don't know what the gait of this ant looks like, but it superficially really resembles Formica pallidefulva. If I saw it in the field there might be no confusion, though, because it may walk differently. The other species look more Camponotus -like to me. Myrmecos, anything to add about the appearance of these ants in the field?
Last Edited By: Dr Ant 01/15/2008 8:00 AM.
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Minor Worker Ant Posts: 91 01/15/2008 10:02 AM
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Dr Ant:
Note the label information on the Galapagos specimen:AND: Equipo científico procedente de Australia"Scientific equipment coming from Australia" What a poor scientist might have tried to import a living non-native ant species to Galapagos? 
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Posts: 5364 01/17/2008 2:26 PM
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Gosh -- I hope it wasn't a purposeful attempt to introduce this ant to Galapagos. I know nothing about the tendency of this ant to move into unorthodox
nesting media such as packing materials, but it could simply be that.
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Adult Worker Ant Posts: 284 01/17/2008 3:50 PM
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I have never encountered this genus.
Notoncus Emery 1895 (subfamily: Formicinae, tribe: Myrmecorhynchini) (Bolton 2003). Six valid species (from Bolton catalogue): - capitatus Forel 1915 - ectatommoides (Forel 1892) - enormis Szabó 1910 - gilberti Forel 1895 - hickmani Clark 1930 - spinisquamis (André 1896) All species are restricted to Australia except gilberti which was recorded also in New Guinea (Taylor 1992). I missed this genus in my area list, apparently so did Bolton (1994) from the Indo-Australia key. The new catalogue missed this too. The status of the Galapagos population lacks information, but probably it is still unestablished. Notoncus rodwayi and all varieties of N. foreli (listed in antweb.org) are both synonymous to N. ectatommoides. I read the revision (Brown 1955) briefly. Apparently this genus is recognizable, but difficult to define.But Shattuck & Barnett's ID notes can be found at their Australian Ants site.
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TAFMF Addict Posts: 3133 01/26/2008 9:03 PM |
Giving this one some extra time due to the conversion to Yuku. I'll post a new one in a few days.
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Posts: 5364 02/04/2008 2:15 PM
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With my inordinate fondness for formicine ants, I'm hoping that, before you move this MrILTA, Myrmecos will give us a few words about his experience of the
apearance, behavior, gait, etc of living Notoncus...
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Morosophomyrmex |
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Henchant Posts: 1042 02/08/2008 8:21 AM
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I ran into a Notoncus sp. in Australia while running a small baiting experiment. They recruited pretty rapidly to the baits (tuna in oil if I remember
correctly) and dominated several of them. I remember being reminded of Lasius neoniger in their overall appearance, size, and in how they moved.
Myrmecos states "Most species are generalist nocturnal foragers" but note the baiting I did was during the day and the species was generally active. The species I observed may've been [i]N. gilberti[i], although I thought the sculpturing was rougher.
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TAFMF Addict Posts: 3133 02/29/2008 5:21 PM |
Alright we've had forever with this one. I'm posting a new one tomorrow.
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