Biology:Acromyrmex balzani
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Short description: Species of ant
| Acromyrmex balzani | |
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| Profile view of an A. balzani worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Acromyrmex |
| Species: | A. balzani
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| Binomial name | |
| Acromyrmex balzani (Emery, 1890)[1]
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Acromyrmex balzani is a species of leaf-cutter ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is found Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil.[1] It occurs in Cerrado[1][2] and semideciduous seasonal forest.[1] It is a grass-cutting species.[2]
Subspecies
In addition to the nominotypical subspecies, one subspecies is recognized:[3]
- Acromyrmex balzani multituber Santschi, 1922 – Bolivia
Colony structure
A colony of Acromyrmex balzani consists of several subnests (i.e., polydomy), with one queen each. The underground nests contain 1–14 fungus chambers and can reach a depth of at least 160 cm (63.0 in). There are no waste chambers; the waste is deposited outside the nest.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Species: Acromyrmex balzani (Emery, 1890)". AntWeb. Version 8.106.1. California Academy of Science. 2024. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?rank=species&name=balzani&genus=acromyrmex&project=neotropicalants. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Caldato, Nádia; da Silva Camargo, Roberto; Forti, Luiz Carlos; de Andrade, Ana Paula Protti; Lopes, Juliane Floriano Santos (2016). "Nest architecture in polydomous grass-cutting ants (Acromyrmex balzani)". Journal of Natural History 50 (25-26): 1561–1581. doi:10.1080/00222933.2016.1166529.
- ↑ "Species: Acromyrmex balzani multituber Santschi, 1922". AntWeb. Version 8.106.1. California Academy of Science. 2024. https://www.antweb.org/description.do?subfamily=myrmicinae&genus=acromyrmex&species=balzani&subspecies=multituber&rank=subspecies&project=allantwebants. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4676188 entry
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