Amoimyrmex is a genus of leafcutter ants that occur in southern South America, specifically Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and southern Brazil.[2] All three of its species used to belong in Acromyrmex.[1][3]
| Amoimyrmex | |
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| Amoimyrmex striatus antweb.org specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Amoimyrmex Cristiano, Cardoso & Sandoval, 2020 |
| Type species | |
| Atta striata Cristiano, Cardoso & Sandoval, 2020
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 3 species | |
Species
edit- Amoimyrmex bruchi (Forel, 1912)
- Amoimyrmex silvestrii (Emery, 1905)
- Amoimyrmex striatus (Roger, 1863)
References
edit- ^ a b Shattuck, Steven O. "Amoimyrmex". AntWiki. antwiki.org. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Amoimyrmex". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Bolton, Barry. "Amoimyrmex Cristiano et al., 2020". AntCat. antcat.org. Retrieved 16 October 2024.