Notoncus
{{Short description|Genus of ants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Notoncus ectatommoides casent0010856 profile 1.jpg
| image_caption = Notoncus ectatommoides worker
| display_parents = 2
| taxon = Notoncus
| authority = Emery, 1895
| type_species = Camponotus ectatommoides
| diversity_link = #Species
| diversity = 6 species
| diversity_ref = {{AntCat|429232|Notoncus|2014|accessdate=4 July 2014}}
| synonyms =
- Diodontolepis Wheeler, 1920
}}
Notoncus is an Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. 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.
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
{{Commons category|Notoncus|Notoncus}}
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{{cite web |url=http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Notoncus&rank=genus&project=allantwebants |title= Genus: Notoncus |date= |website=antweb.org |publisher=AntWeb |access-date=23 September 2013}}
{{cite book|last= Shattuck|first=S.|title=Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification|year=2000|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|isbn=978-0-643-06659-5|pages=99–101}}
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Category:Hymenoptera of Australia
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