Acromyrmex hystrix

Acromyrmex hystrix is a species of leaf-cutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Acromyrmex.

Acromyrmex hystrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Acromyrmex
Species:
A. hystrix
Binomial name
Acromyrmex hystrix

Distribution

This species can be found in regions including the Amazon[2] and Ecuador.[3]

Subspecies

Synonyms
  • Acromyrmex emilii Santschi, 1925
  • Atta hystrix Latreille, 1802
  • Formica hystrix Latreille, 1802

See also

References
  1. "Acromyrmex hystrix (Latreille, 1802) - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  2. "The Guide to Leafcutter or Leafcutting Ants". Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  3. Taerum, Stephen J.; Cafaro, Matas J.; Little, Ainslie E. F.; Schultz, Ted R.; Currie, Cameron R. (5 June 2007). "Low hostpathogen specificity in the leaf-cutting antmicrobe symbiosis". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 274 (1621): 1971–1978. doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.0431. PMC 2275177. PMID 17550881.
  4. "Catalogue of Life : 2008 Annual Checklist : Acromyrmex hystrix ajax". Catalogueoflife.org.
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