Acromyrmex diasi
Acromyrmex diasi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Attini |
Genus: | Acromyrmex |
Species: | A. diasi |
Binomial name | |
Acromyrmex diasi Gonçalves, 1983 |
This Brazilian species is adapted to living in swamps where it builds elevated corridors and bridges with grasses to walk and live over the water (Goncalves, 1982; Jaffe, 1993).
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -22.84611111° to -30.6735°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
Estimated Abundance
Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
Biology
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Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- diasi. Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) diasi Gonçalves, 1983a: 485, fig. 1 (w.q.m.) BRAZIL (Federal District).
- Type-material: 23 syntype workers, 7 syntype queens, 6 syntype males.
- Type-locality: Brazil: Distrito Federal, Brasilia, Reserva Ecológica do Istituto Brasileira de Geografia e Estatística, 1.iv.1978, 10.v.1978, 11.xi.1978, and 27.xi.1979 (D. Dias).
- Type-depositories: FRRJ, MNRJ, MZSP, UBBB.
- Status as species: Brandão, 1991: 322; Bolton, 1995b: 55.
- Distribution: Brazil.
Description
References
- Forti, L.C., Andrade, A.P.P., da Silva Camargo, R., Filho, T.M.M.M., Scudillio, T.T., Zanuncio, J.C., Sousa, K.K.A., Caldato, N. 2022. Taxonomic revision of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex subterraneus (Forel, 1893). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (doi:10.1007/s42690-022-00815-5).
- Gonçalves, C. R. 1983a ("1982"). Descrição de Acromyrmex diasi, uma nova espécie de formiga cortadeira de folhas (Hym., Formicidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia 42:485-487. (page 485, fig. 1 worker, queen, male described)
- Jaffe, K. 1993. Surfing ants. Florida Entomologist 76: 182-183.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Diehl-Fleig E. 2014. Termites and Ants from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Sociobiology (in Press).
- Munhae C. B., Z. A. F. N. Bueno, M. S. C. Morini, and R. R. Silva. 2009. Composition of the Ant Fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Public Squares in Southern Brazil. Sociobiology 53(2B): 455-472.
- Santos Rando J. S., and L. C. Forti. 2005. Occurrence of ants Acromyrmex Mayr, 1865 in some cities of Brasil. Maringá 27(2): 129-133.
- Suguituru S. S., M. Santina de Castro Morini, R. M. Feitosa, and R. Rosa da Silva. 2015. Formigas do Alto Tiete. Canal 6 Editora 458 pages