Notoncus hickmani

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.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  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.

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. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 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.