Acromyrmex hystrix
Species of ant
Acromyrmex hystrix | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Genus: | Acromyrmex |
Species: | A. hystrix |
Binomial name | |
Acromyrmex hystrix Latreille, 1802[1] |
Acromyrmex hystrix is a species of leaf-cutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Acromyrmex.
Distribution
This species can be found in regions including the Amazon[2] and Ecuador.[3]
Subspecies
- Acromyrmex hystrix ajax Santschi, 1925
- Acromyrmex hystrix hystrix Latreille, 1802 [4]
Synonyms
- Acromyrmex emilii Santschi, 1925
- Atta hystrix Latreille, 1802
- Formica hystrix Latreille, 1802
See also
References
- ^ "Acromyrmex hystrix (Latreille, 1802) - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "The Guide to Leafcutter or Leafcutting Ants". Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life : 2008 Annual Checklist : Acromyrmex hystrix ajax". Catalogueoflife.org.