Cyphomyrmex cornutus
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| Cyphomyrmex cornutus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Cyphomyrmex |
| Species: | C. cornutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
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Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Colombia (type locality), Costa Rica, Peru.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- cornutus. Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968a: 35, figs. 1-4 (w.q.) COLOMBIA.
Description
Karyotype
- 2n = 22, karyotype = 10M+12SM (French Guiana) (Mariano et al., 2011).
References
- Adams RMM and Longino J. 2007. Nesting biology of the arboreal fungus-growing ant Cyphomyrmex cornutus and its social parasite Megalomyrmex mondabora. Insectes Sociaux 54(2):136-143 PDF
- Kempf, W. W. 1968a. A new species of Cyphomyrmex from Colombia, with further remarks on the genus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 28: 35-41 (page 35, figs. 1-4 worker, queen described)
