Stigmacros

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Stigmacros
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Melophorini
Genus: Stigmacros
Forel, 1905
Diversity [1]
49 species
Synonyms

AcrostigmaForel, 1902
CampostigmacrosMcAreavey, 1957
ChariostigmacrosMcAreavey, 1957
CyrtostigmacrosMcAreavey, 1957
HagiostigmacrosMcAreavey, 1957
PseudostigmacrosMcAreavey, 1957

Contents

Stigmacros is an Australian genus of small ants in the subfamily Formicinae. [2] The genus is endemic to Australia. They are generalist predators that forage in the leaf litter, on the ground or in trees. [3]

Species

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References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Stigmacros". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Stigmacros". antweb.org. AntWeb . Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. Heterick, Brian E. (2009). A Guide to the Ants of South-western Australia. Vol. 76. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement. pp. 112–119. ISBN   978-1-920843-43-4.