Notostigma carazzii
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]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Notostigma |
| Species: | N. carazzii |
| Binomial name | |
| Notostigma carazzii (Emery, 1895) | |
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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)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 31: 57–69. 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.
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