Acromyrmex crassispinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 Argentina and Paraguay.

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.

Head view of ant A. crassispinus specimen

Other names

  • 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

  1. "Species: Acromyrmex crassispinus". AntWeb. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
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