Notostigma carazzii
Notostigma carazzii | |
---|---|
Notostigma carazzii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | Formicidae
|
Subfamily: | |
Tribe: | Notostigmatini
|
Genus: | |
Species: | N. carazzii
|
Binomial name | |
Notostigma carazzii (Emery, 1895)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Notostigma carazzii is a species of ant belonging to the genus Notostigma. The ant was first described by Emery in 1895. The species is endemic to Australia.[1] Specimens are mainly found in the state of Queensland, and foraging workers are solitarily and nocturnal.[2]
A journal article by George Wheeler observed the larvae of the species. Lengths for very young larva is 3.7 mm, young larva 5.4-10.2 mm, immature larvae around 8.7-10.3 mm and mature larvae grow to lengths of 8.3-15.4 mm.[3]
References[]
- ^ Emery, C (1895). "Descriptions de quelques fourmis nouvelles d'Australie". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 39: 345–358.
- ^ Taylor, R. W. (1992). "Nomenclature and Distribution of Some Australian and New Guinean Ants of the Subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Australian Journal of Entomology. 31: 57. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1992.tb00458.x.
- ^ Wheeler, George C.; Wheeler, J. (1988). "The larva of Notostigma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 96 (3): 355–358. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
External links[]
- Media related to Notostigma carazzii at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Formicinae
- Insects described in 1895
- Hymenoptera of Australia
- Insects of Australia
- Formicinae stubs