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]

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

Species

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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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