Notostigma foreli

Taylor (1992) - Notostigma foreli workers are solitary, nocturnal foragers. The soil excavated from a nest may form a pronounced symmetrical cone, about 0.3 m high, surrounding the open summit entrance. The raised, reddish local sub-soil often makes these very easily seen. During the day above-ground effort to disturb the ants is typically ineffectual, but at night large numbers of workers may be present on the mound surfaces.

Identification
N. foreli is relatively large as a non-myrmeciine ant, but it is smaller than Notostigma carazzii. Head width in the largest workers is about 4 mm, and the occipital border is at most only feebly concave in frontal view, even in the largest workers. The ground colour is dull golden brown, with the head slightly, but usually distinctly darker.

Distribution
N. foreli is found in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, and seems to be restricted to rainforest.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  foreli. Notostigma foreli Emery, 1920b: 253 (w.q.m.) AUSTRALIA.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Taylor R. W. 1992. Nomenclature and distribution of some Australian and New Guinean ants of the subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 31: 57-69.