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Acromyrmex crassispinus

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Acromyrmex crassispinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Formicidae
Subfamily:
Myrmicinae
Tribe:
Attini
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

Synonyms

  • 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acromyrmex crassispinus.
  1. ^ "Species: Acromyrmex crassispinus". AntWeb. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
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