Notostigma carazzii

Notostigma carazzii
	Notostigma carazzii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Notostigmatini
Genus:	Notostigma
Species:	N. carazzii
Binomial name
	Notostigma carazzii; (Emery, 1895)
Synonyms
	Camponotus podenzanai (Emery, 1895);

Notostigma carazzii is a species of ant belonging to the genus Notostigma. The ant was first described by Emery in 1895. The species is endemic to Australia.[1] Specimens are mainly found in the state of Queensland, and foraging workers are solitarily and nocturnal.[2]

A journal article by George Wheeler observed the larvae of the species. Lengths for very young larva is 3.7 mm, young larva 5.4-10.2 mm, immature larvae around 8.7-10.3 mm and mature larvae grow to lengths of 8.3-15.4 mm.[3]

References

Emery, C (1895). "Descriptions de quelques fourmis nouvelles d'Australie". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 39: 345–358.
Taylor, R. W. (1992). "Nomenclature and Distribution of Some Australian and New Guinean Ants of the Subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Australian Journal of Entomology. 31: 57. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1992.tb00458.x.
Wheeler, George C.; Wheeler, J. (1988). "The larva of Notostigma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 96 (3): 355–358. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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[1] Emery, C (1895). "Descriptions de quelques fourmis nouvelles d'Australie". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 39: 345–358.

[Taylor_1992-2] Taylor, R. W. (1992). "Nomenclature and Distribution of Some Australian and New Guinean Ants of the Subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Australian Journal of Entomology. 31: 57. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1992.tb00458.x.

[3] Wheeler, George C.; Wheeler, J. (1988). "The larva of Notostigma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 96 (3): 355–358. Retrieved 2 January 2015.