Notoncus

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]

Notoncus
Notoncus ectatommoides worker
Scientific 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
Diodontolepis Wheeler, 1920

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)