Stigmatomma trigonignathum explained

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]

Description

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

Notes and References

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

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