| Stigmatomma trigonignathum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Stigmatomma |
| Species: | S. trigonignathum
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmatomma trigonignathum (Brown, 1949)
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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[edit]
The 1948 type specimen is 6.12 mm long, including mandibles but excluding stinger. It is mostly uniform ferruginous in color.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Brown, W. L. (1949). "A new American Amblyopone, with notes on the genus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 56 (2): 81–88. doi:10.1155/1949/67378.
- ^ Guénard, Benoit; McCaffrey, Katherine A.; Lucky, Andrea; Dunn, Rob R. (2012). "Ants of North Carolina: An updated list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Zootaxa. 3552: 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3552.1.1.