Acromyrmex hystrix

Acromyrmex hystrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Acromyrmex
Species:	A. hystrix
Binomial name
Acromyrmex hystrix Latreille, 1802 [1]

Acromyrmex hystrix is a species of leaf-cutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Acromyrmex.

Distribution

This species can be found in regions including the Amazon ^[2] and Ecuador. ^[3]

Subspecies

• Acromyrmex hystrix ajax Santschi, 1925
• Acromyrmex hystrix hystrix Latreille, 1802 ^[4]

Synonyms

• Acromyrmex emilii Santschi, 1925
• Atta hystrix Latreille, 1802
• Formica hystrixLatreille, 1802

See also

• List of leafcutter ants

References

1. "Acromyrmex hystrix (Latreille, 1802) - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
2. "The Guide to Leafcutter or Leafcutting Ants". Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
3. 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.
4. "Catalogue of Life : 2008 Annual Checklist : Acromyrmex hystrix ajax". Catalogueoflife.org.