Stigmatomma trigonignathum

Stigmatomma trigonignathum is a species of ant in the subfamily Amblyoponinae. It is considered one of the rarest ants in the world, only known from one specimen collected in 1948[1] and another observed in 2008. Both records are from the Piedmont region of North Carolina.[2]

Stigmatomma trigonignathum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Stigmatomma
Species:
S. trigonignathum
Binomial name
Stigmatomma trigonignathum
(Brown, 1949)
Synonyms
  • Amblyopone trigonignathum Brown, 1949

Description

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The 1948 type specimen is 6.12 mm long, including mandibles but excluding stinger. It is mostly uniform ferruginous in color.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Brown, W. L. (1949). "A new American Amblyopone, with notes on the genus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 56 (2): 81–88. doi:10.1155/1949/67378.
  2. ^ Guénard, Benoit; McCaffrey, Katherine A.; Lucky, Andrea; Dunn, Rob R. (2012). "Ants of North Carolina: An updated list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Zootaxa. 3552: 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3552.1.1.