Stigmatomma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae.[1] The genus has a worldwide distribution, and like most other amblyoponines, Stigmatomma species are specialized predators.[2] First described by Roger (1859), it was for a long time considered to be a synonym of Amblyopone until it was revived as an independent genus by Yoshimura & Fisher (2012) based on worker mandible morphology.[3]

Stigmatomma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Amblyoponinae
Tribe: Amblyoponini
Genus: Stigmatomma
Roger, 1859
Type species
Stigmatomma denticulatum
Roger, 1859
Diversity[1]
53 species
Synonyms

Arotropus Provancher, 1881
Bannapone Xu, 2000
Lithomyrmex Clark, 1928

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Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Genus: Stigmatomma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 Jan 2021.
  2. ^ Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. (2013). "The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography". Journal of East African Natural History. 101 (2): 127. doi:10.2982/028.101.0201. S2CID 84797311.
  3. ^ Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B. L. (2012). Martin, Stephen J (ed.). "A Revision of Male Ants of the Malagasy Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with Resurrections of the Genera Stigmatomma and Xymmer". PLOS ONE. 7 (3): e33325. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...733325Y. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033325. PMC 3320654. PMID 22496722.
  • Roger, J. (1859). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Ameisenfauna der Mittelmeerländer." I. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 3: 225–259.
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