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Acromyrmex Leaf-cutter Ants
Acromyrmex
Acromyrmex is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. This genus is found in South America and parts of Central America and the Caribbean Islands, and contains 31 known species. Commonly known as "leafcutter ants" they comprise one of the two genera of advanced attines within the tribe Attini, along with Atta.
31 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Acromyrmex octospinosus
complexAcromyrmex octospinosus
Desert Leaf-cutter Ant
speciesAcromyrmex versicolor
Acromyrmex coronatus
speciesAcromyrmex coronatus
Acromyrmex lundii
speciesAcromyrmex lundii
Acromyrmex disciger
speciesAcromyrmex disciger
Acromyrmex lobicornis
speciesAcromyrmex lobicornis
Acromyrmex heyeri
speciesAcromyrmex heyeri
Acromyrmex aspersus
speciesAcromyrmex aspersus
Acromyrmex crassispinus
speciesAcromyrmex crassispinus
Acromyrmex ambiguus
speciesAcromyrmex ambiguus
Acromyrmex landolti
speciesAcromyrmex landolti
Acromyrmex fracticornis
speciesAcromyrmex fracticornis
Acromyrmex balzani
speciesAcromyrmex balzani
Acromyrmex ameliae
speciesAcromyrmex ameliae
Acromyrmex hystrix
speciesAcromyrmex hystrix
Acromyrmex molestans
speciesAcromyrmex molestans
Acromyrmex subterraneus
speciesAcromyrmex subterraneus
Acromyrmex pubescens
speciesAcromyrmex pubescens
Acromyrmex rugosus
speciesAcromyrmex rugosus
Acromyrmex fowleri
speciesAcromyrmex fowleri
Acromyrmex santschii
speciesAcromyrmex santschii
Acromyrmex nigrosetosus
speciesAcromyrmex nigrosetosus
Acromyrmex niger
speciesAcromyrmex niger
Acromyrmex laticeps
speciesAcromyrmex laticeps
Acromyrmex charruanus
speciesAcromyrmex charruanus
Acromyrmex diasi
speciesAcromyrmex diasi
Acromyrmex evenkul
speciesAcromyrmex evenkul
Acromyrmex hispidus
speciesAcromyrmex hispidus
Acromyrmex nobilis
speciesAcromyrmex nobilis
Acromyrmex pulvereus
speciesAcromyrmex pulvereus
Acromyrmex atrina
speciesAcromyrmex atrina
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50162.