Amoimyrmex
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Amoimyrmex | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Attini |
Genus: | Amoimyrmex Cristiano, Cardoso & Sandoval, 2020 |
Type species | |
Atta striata, now Amoimyrmex striatus | |
Diversity | |
3 species (Species Checklist, Species by Country) |
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Based on Ward et al. (2014), Blaimer et al. (2018), Li et al. (2018) and Cristiano et al. (2020). |
At a Glance | • Fungus Grower |
Contents
Identification
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Distribution
Distribution and Richness based on AntMaps
Biology
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Morphology
Worker Morphology
- Antennal segment count: 11
- Antennal club: gradual
- Palp formula: 4,2
- Total dental count: 8-11
- Spur formula: 0, 0
- Eyes: present
- Scrobes: absent
- Caste: polymorphic
Karyotype
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Taxon | Haploid | Diploid | Karyotype | Locality | Source | Notes |
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Amoimyrmex striatus | 22 | 20M + 2SM | Brazil | de Castro et al., 2020 | ||
Amoimyrmex striatus | 11 | 22 | 20M+2SM | Brazil | Cristiano et al., 2013 |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- AMOIMYRMEX [Myrmicinae: Attini]
- Amoimyrmex Cristiano, Cardoso & Sandoval, 2020: 647. Type-species: Atta striata, by original designation.
References
- Cristiano, M.P., Cardoso, D.C., Sandoval‐Gómez, V.E., Simões‐Gomes, F.C. 2020. Amoimyrmex Cristiano, Cardoso, Sandoval, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a new genus of leaf‐cutting ants revealed by multilocus molecular phylogenetic and morphological analyses. Austral Entomology 59, 643–676 (doi:10.1111/aen.12493).