Heteroponera mayri

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Heteroponera mayri
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H. mayri
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Heteroponera mayri
Kempf, 1962

Heteroponera mayri is a species of ant in the genus Heteroponera . Endemic to Brazil and Paraguay, it was described by Kempf in 1962. [1]

Ant family of insects

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.

<i>Heteroponera</i> Genus of ants

Heteroponera is a genus of ants in the subfamily Heteroponerinae. The genus is known from the Neotropics and Australasia.

Brazil Federal republic in South America

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<i>Heteroponera panamensis</i> Species of ant

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References

  1. Kempf, W. W. 1962a. Retoques à classificaça~o das formigas neotropicais do gênero Heteroponera Mayr (Hym., Formicidae). Pap. Avulsos Zool. (Sa~o Paulo) 15: 29-47 (page 38, figs. 2, 9 worker, queen described)