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Stigmacros

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Stigmacros
Stigmacros punctatissima worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

Acrostigma Forel, 1902
Campostigmacros McAreavey, 1957
Chariostigmacros McAreavey, 1957
Cyrtostigmacros McAreavey, 1957
Hagiostigmacros McAreavey, 1957
Pseudostigmacros McAreavey, 1957

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]

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References

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  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.
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