Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus

Spider ant at Meroo National Park

Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus at Meroo National Park - 12 Oct 2015
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Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus 29 Aug 2018 CharlesDove
Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus 28 Jun 2018 CharlesDove

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JackieMiles wrote:
   30 Jun 2018
Not even Leptomyrmex, I think. Found a key to that genus: http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Key_to_Australian_Leptomyrmex_Species and it shows them all having quite an elongated slender thorax, whereas this thing almost looks like the head and thorax are all one unit. But beyond that, I'm stumped.

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