Cardiocondyla venustula

Larger Black Sneaking Ant

As recorded: Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, 1908

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Formicidae

Collected by: Beardsley, J. W.
Date: June 23, 1966
Locality: Kilauea Iki
Identified by: Reimer, N.
Record type: Preserved specimen

49 Bishop specimens of Cardiocondyla venustula · collected 1960–1966Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 23, 1966, Beardsley, J. W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cardiocondyla venustula observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 33 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-13.

2026-09-13

Layton, FL 33001, USA

(c) Mikie Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-29

Wagner Ave, Spanish Fort, AL, US

(c) Matthew Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-01

Pinellas County, FL, USA

(c) Miles Conley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-04

Dare County, NC, USA

no rights reserved

2025-10-03

Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Nags Head, NC, US

(c) Larry Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-04

Florida, US

(c) Noah Barguez-arias, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cardiocondyla venustula. BPBM 54303. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35767377. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/54303.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35767377 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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