Amoimyrmex

Amoimyrmex
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)

Evolutionary Relationships

Neoattina Cyatta (1 species), Kalathomyrmex (1 species) Mycetarotes   (4 species) Mycetosoritis   (2 species) Cyphomyrmex   (23 species) Mycetophylax   (21 species) Mycetagroicus   (4 species) Mycetomoellerius   (30 species) Sericomyrmex   (11 species) Xerolitor   (1 species) Paratrachymyrmex   (9 species) Trachymyrmex   (9 species) Amoimyrmex   (3 species) Acromyrmex   (55 species) Atta   (20 species)

Based on Ward et al. (2014), Blaimer et al. (2018), Li et al. (2018) and Cristiano et al. (2020).

At a Glance

• Fungus Grower

 

Identification

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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
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).