Acromyrmex hystrix

Acromyrmex hystrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Acromyrmex
Species:
A. hystrix
Binomial name
Acromyrmex hystrix
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms
  • Acromyrmex emilii Santschi, 1925
  • Atta hystrix Latreille, 1802
  • Formica hystrix Latreille, 1802

Acromyrmex hystrix is a species of leafcutter ant of the genus Acromyrmex. This species can be found in regions including the Amazon and Ecuador.

There are two subspecies of this myrmicine New World ant:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Acromyrmex hystrix (Latreille, 1802) - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  2. 1 2 "Acromyrmex hystrix (Latreille, 1802)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Guide to Leafcutter or Leafcutting Ants". Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  4. ↑ 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.