Acromyrmex octospinosus
| Acromyrmex octospinosus | |
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| Worker Acromyrmex octospinosus carrying a leaf | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Acromyrmex |
| Species: | A. octospinosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich, 1793)
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| Synonyms | |
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Acromyrmex guentheri (Forel, 1893) | |
Acromyrmex octospinosus is a species of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Acromyrmex. It is found in the wild naturally in Central America ranging from southern Mexico down to Panama; and across northern South America in Venezuela.[citation needed]
prophylactic behaviors that may help the foundress maintain a hygienic garden.[citation needed
]
Subspecies
The species contains three subspecies:[1]
- Acromyrmex octospinosus cubanus Wheeler, 1937
- Acromyrmex octospinosus ekchuah Wheeler, 1937
- Acromyrmex octospinosus inti Wheeler, 1937
References
- ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Acromyrmex octospinosus". AntCat. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
External links
Media related to Acromyrmex octospinosus at Wikimedia Commons
