Acromyrmex diasi
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| Acromyrmex diasi | |
|---|---|
| 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).
Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
Biology
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.
- Status as species: Brandão, 1991: 322; Bolton, 1995b: 55.
Description
References
- 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
