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Notoncus

Notoncus is an Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from Australia, where the ants nest in the soil or on the ground under stones and logs in forested areas. The ants are also common in gardens and parks.

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Notoncus
Notoncus ectatommoides worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Melophorini
Genus: Notoncus
Emery, 1895
Type species
Camponotus ectatommoides
Diversity1
6 species
Synonyms

Notoncus is an Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.2 The genus is known from Australia (one species is also known from Papua New Guinea), where the ants nest in the soil or on the ground under stones and logs in forested areas. The ants are also common in gardens and parks.3

Species

The genus includes the following six species:

  • Notoncus capitatus Forel, 1915
  • Notoncus ectatommoides (Forel, 1892)
  • Notoncus enormis Szabo, 1910
  • Notoncus gilberti Forel, 1895
  • Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930
  • Notoncus spinisquamis (Andre, 1896)
References

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Notoncus". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Notoncus". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. Shattuck, S. (2000). Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 99–101. ISBN 978-0-643-06659-5.