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Notoncus
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Notoncus

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.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Notoncus capitatus

speciesNotoncus capitatus

Notoncus spinisquamis

speciesNotoncus spinisquamis

Notoncus ectatommoides

speciesNotoncus ectatommoides

Notoncus gilberti

speciesNotoncus gilberti

Notoncus hickmani

speciesNotoncus hickmani

Notoncus enormis

speciesNotoncus enormis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 484737.