Acromyrmex pubescens
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| Acromyrmex pubescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Acromyrmex |
| Species: | A. pubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Acromyrmex pubescens (Emery, 1905) | |
Acromyrmex pubescens is a species of leafcutter ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. They are native to Paraguay, northern Argentina, and eastern Brazil.[1]
Acromyrmex pubescens was first described as Atta (Acromyrmex) pubescens by the Italian entomologist Carlo Emery in 1905. Starting from Felix Santschi in 1912, subsequent studies have classified it as a subspecies of Acromyrmex lundii, until a reexamination in 2007 resulted in their reclassification as a separate species.[1][2] It is similar to A. lundii but has more pubescent integument.[2]