Notoncus

Notoncus
Notoncus ectatommoides worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Melophorini
Genus: Notoncus
Emery, 1895
Type species
Camponotus ectatommoides
Diversity[1]
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]

  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Notoncus". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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