Biology:Acromyrmex crassispinus

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Short description: Species of ant

Acromyrmex crassispinus
Acromyrmex crassispinus casent0173794 dorsal 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Acromyrmex
Species:
A. crassispinus
Binomial name
Acromyrmex crassispinus
Forel, 1909[1]

Acromyrmex crassispinus is a species of leaf-cutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae found in the wild naturally throughout South America, especially in Argentina and Paraguay.[citation needed]

Profile view of ant A. crassispinus specimen

Acromyrmex crassispinus is black-brown in colour; the queen is 10 – 12 mm in size and the workers may range from 5 to 15 mm long.[citation needed]

Head view of ant A. crassispinus specimen

Other names

  • Acromyrmex atratus Gonçalves, 1961
  • A. diabolica Gonçalves, 1961
  • A. insularis Gonçalves, 1961
  • A. mediocris Gonçalves, 1961
  • A. mesonotalis Forel, 1909
  • A. rufescens Gonçalves, 1961
  • A. rusticus Gonçalves, 1961

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4676193 entry