Dorymyrmex pyramicus

Dorymyrmex pyramicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Dorymyrmex
Species:	D. pyramicus
Binomial name
	Dorymyrmex pyramicus; (Roger, 1863)
Subspecies
	Dorymyrmex pyramicus albemarlensisWheeler, W.M., 1919; Dorymyrmex pyramicus alticonisForel, 1912; Dorymyrmex pyramicus garbeiForel, 1911; Dorymyrmex pyramicus guyanensisSantschi, 1922; Dorymyrmex pyramicus mesonotalisForel, 1912; Dorymyrmex pyramicus nigriventrisSantschi, 1922; Dorymyrmex pyramicus peruvianusWheeler, W.M., 1919; Dorymyrmex pyramicus rubricepsForel, 1912;

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Dorymyrmex pyramicus is a species of ant in the genus Dorymyrmex . Described by Roger in 1863, the species is found in many countries of South America.^[1]

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago, and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than 12,500 of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that forms their slender waists.

Dorymyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It may also be considered a subcontinent of the Americas, which is how it is viewed in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of the Americas. The reference to South America instead of other regions has increased in the last decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics.

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References

↑ Roger, J. 1863a. Die neu aufgeführten Gattungen und Arten meines Formiciden-Verzeichnisses nebst Ergänzung einiger früher gegebenen Beschreibungen. Berl. Entomol. Z.7: 131-214 (page 160, worker described)

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[1] Roger, J. 1863a. Die neu aufgeführten Gattungen und Arten meines Formiciden-Verzeichnisses nebst Ergänzung einiger früher gegebenen Beschreibungen. Berl. Entomol. Z.7: 131-214 (page 160, worker described)