Myrmicocrypta

Myrmicocrypta is a Neotropical genus of fungus-growing ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is known from Mexico to Argentina. Their colonies are generally small, consisting of fewer than 200 individuals.[3]

Myrmicocrypta
Myrmicocrypta squamosa
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Myrmicocrypta

Smith, 1860
Type species
Myrmicocrypta squamosa[1]
Diversity[2]
27 species

Species

  • Myrmicocrypta boliviana Weber, 1938
  • Myrmicocrypta bruchi Santschi, 1936
  • Myrmicocrypta buenzlii Borgmeier, 1934
  • Myrmicocrypta collaris Emery, 1913
  • Myrmicocrypta dilacerata (Forel, 1885)
  • Myrmicocrypta ednaella Mann, 1922
  • Myrmicocrypta elisabethae Weber, 1937
  • Myrmicocrypta foreli Mann, 1916
  • Myrmicocrypta godmani Forel, 1899
  • Myrmicocrypta guianensis Weber, 1937
  • Myrmicocrypta infuscata Weber, 1946
  • Myrmicocrypta longinoda Weber, 1938
  • Myrmicocrypta microphthalma Borgmeier, 1948
  • Myrmicocrypta occipitalis Weber, 1938
  • Myrmicocrypta ogloblini Santschi, 1936
  • Myrmicocrypta rudiscapa Emery, 1913
  • Myrmicocrypta spinosa Weber, 1937
  • Myrmicocrypta squamosa Smith, 1860
  • Myrmicocrypta subnitida Forel, 1899
  • Myrmicocrypta triangulata Forel, 1912
  • Myrmicocrypta tuberculata Weber, 1938
  • Myrmicocrypta unidentata Weber, 1937
  • Myrmicocrypta urichi Weber, 1937
  • Myrmicocrypta weyrauchi Borgmeier, 1948
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References

  1. "Genus: Myrmicocrypta". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. Bolton, B. (2014). "Myrmicocrypta". AntCat. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. Sosa-Calvo, J.; Schultz, T. R. (2010). "Three remarkable new fungus-growing ant species of the genus Myrmicocrypta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a reassessment of the characters that define the genus and its position within the Attini". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 103: 181–195. doi:10.1603/an09108.


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