Amoimyrmex
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| Amoimyrmex | |
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| Amoimyrmex striatus antweb.org specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Amoimyrmex Cristiano, Cardoso & Sandoval, 2020 |
| Type species | |
| Atta striata Cristiano, Cardoso & Sandoval, 2020 | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 3 species | |
Amoimyrmex is a genus of leafcutter ants that occur in southern South America, specifically Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and southern Brazil.[2] All three of its species used to belong in Acromyrmex.[1][3]