# Notoncus

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***Notoncus*** is an Australian [genus](/source/Genus) of [ants](/source/Ant) in the [subfamily](/source/Subfamily) [Formicinae](/source/Formicinae).[1] The genus is known from [Australia](/source/Australia) (one species is also known from [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea)), where the ants nest in the soil or on the ground under stones and logs in forested areas. The ants are also common in gardens and parks.[2]

## Species

The genus includes the following six species:

- *[Notoncus capitatus](/source/Notoncus_capitatus)* Forel, 1915
- *[Notoncus ectatommoides](/source/Notoncus_ectatommoides)* (Forel, 1892)
- *[Notoncus enormis](/source/Notoncus_enormis)* Szabo, 1910
- *[Notoncus gilberti](/source/Notoncus_gilberti)* Forel, 1895
- *[Notoncus hickmani](/source/Notoncus_hickmani)* Clark, 1930
- *[Notoncus spinisquamis](/source/Notoncus_spinisquamis)* (Andre, 1896)

## References

1. ["Genus: *Notoncus*"](http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Notoncus&rank=genus&project=allantwebants). *antweb.org*. [AntWeb](/source/AntWeb). Retrieved 23 September 2013.

1. Shattuck, S. (2000). *Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification*. [CSIRO Publishing](/source/CSIRO_Publishing). pp. 99–101. ISBN 978-0-643-06659-5.

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