Stigmatomma pluto is a species of ant in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. The species was first described as Amblyopone pluto by Gotwald and Levieux in 1972[2] and moved to the genus Stigmatomma in 2012.[3]

Stigmatomma pluto
Stigmatomma pluto male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Stigmatomma
Species:
S. pluto
Binomial name
Stigmatomma pluto
(Gotwald & Levieux, 1972)
Synonyms[1]

Stigmatomma pluto is endemic to the unburned savannas of central Ivory Coast.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Stigmatomma pluto". Hymenoptera Name Server, version 1.5. Ohio State University. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b Gotwald, W. H.; Levieux, J. (March 1972). "Taxonomy and biology of a new West African ant belonging to the genus Amblyopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 65 (2): 383–396. doi:10.1093/aesa/65.2.383. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. ^ Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B. L. (March 29, 2012). "A Revision of Male Ants of the Malagasy Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with Resurrections of the Genera Stigmatomma and Xymmer". PLoS ONE. 7 (3): e33325. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...733325Y. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033325. PMC 3320654. PMID 22496722.
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