Notoncus hickmani

Notoncus hickmani
Notoncus hickmani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Melophorini
Genus:	Notoncus
Species:	N. hickmani
Binomial name
Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930 Specimen labels
Synonyms
Notoncus rotundiceps Clark, 1930

A common species of the Perth region.

Identification

• Scutcllum absent, or at best not sharply differentiated and not forming any kind of prominent process projecting dorsad, the metanotal spiracles may be connected by a low ridge; humeri rounded, not projecting to any marked extent.
• Smaller, more robust species, the antennal scapes rarely, if ever, longer than the head proper, including clypeus, and usually shorter.

Keys including this Species

• Key to Notoncus Species
• Key to Notoncus of the southwestern Australian Botanical Province

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -17.86667° to -41.44006°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Castes

Worker

.	Owned by Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• hickmani. Notoncus hickmani Clark, 1930a: 126, fig. 1, no. 14 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Prolasius: Wheeler, W.M. 1935c: 71; in Notoncus; Brown, 1955d: 492. Senior synonym of rotundiceps: Brown, 1955d: 492.
• rotundiceps. Notoncus rotundiceps Clark, 1930a: 127, fig. 1, no. 15 (w.) AUSTRALIA. Combination in Prolasius: Wheeler, W.M. 1935c: 71. Junior synonym of hickmani: Brown, 1955d: 492.

Type Material

• Notoncus hickmani: Syntype, 2 workers (plus one empty point), Trevallyn, Tasmania, Australia, Hickman,V.V., ANIC32-018074, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Notoncus hickmani: Syntype, 1 worker, Trevallyn, Tasmania, Australia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
• Notoncus hickmani: Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), Trevallyn, Tasmania, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
• Notoncus rotundiceps: Syntype, 2 workers, Albany, Western Australia, Australia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
• Notoncus rotundiceps: Syntype, several workers, Albany, Western Australia, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.

References

• Brown, W. L., Jr. (1955). A revision of the Australian ant genus Notoncus Emery, with notes on the other genera of Melophorini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 113: 471–494.
• Clark, J. (1930). Some new Australian Formicidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, (n.s.)42: 116–128.
• Heterick, B. E. 2009a. A guide to the ants of South-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 76: 1-206. Part 2.
• Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
• Heterick, B.E. 2022. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part II: Distribution and biology. Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement 86: 247-510 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
• Wheeler, W. M. 1935c. Myrmecological notes. Psyche (Camb.) 42: 68-72 (page 71, Combination in Prolasius)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Brown W. L., Jr. 1955. A revision of the Australian ant genus Notoncus Emery, with notes on the other genera of Melophorini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 113: 471-494.
• CSIRO Collection
• Clark J. 1930. Some new Australian Formicidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (n.s.)42: 116-128.
• Heterick B. E. 2009. A guide to the ants of south-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 76: 1-206. 
• Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.
• Taylor R. W., and D. R. Brown. 1985. Formicoidea. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 2: 1-149.