Acromyrmex crassispinus

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Acromyrmex crassispinus
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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 southern Brazil. [2]

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Profile view of ant A. crassispinus specimen Acromyrmex crassispinus casent0173793 profile 1.jpg
Profile view of ant A. crassispinus specimen

Acromyrmex crassispinus is black-brown in colour; the queen is 10 – 12 mm in length.[ citation needed ]

Head view of ant A. crassispinus specimen Acromyrmex crassispinus casent0173793 head 1.jpg
Head view of ant A. crassispinus specimen

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References

  1. "Species: Acromyrmex crassispinus". AntWeb. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  2. Nickele, Mariane Aparecida; Reis Filho, Wilson (30 September 2015). "Population Dynamics of Acromyrmex crassispinus (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Attacks on Pinus taeda Linnaeus (Pinaceae) plantations". Sociobiology. 62 (3): 340. doi: 10.13102/sociobiology.v62i3.422 .