Formicidae
Acromyrmex versicolor (Pergande, 1894)
Acromyrmex versicolor (Pergande, 1894)
Acromyrmex versicolor is a sized-variable reddish-brown ant with a narrow waist and characteristic spines.
Acromyrmex lundii (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
Acromyrmex lundii (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
Acromyrmex lundii is a New World Myrmicinae ant native to parts of southern South America.
Acromyrmex lobicornis (Emery, 1888)
Acromyrmex lobicornis (Emery, 1888)
Acromyrmex lobicornis is a New World leaf-cutter fungus-growing ant that thrives in disturbed habitats.
Acromyrmex coronatus (Fabricius, 1804)
Acromyrmex coronatus (Fabricius, 1804)
Acromyrmex coronatus is a New World montane Myrmicinae ant found from Guatemala to South America, noted as a garden pest in Monteverde.
Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich, 1793)
Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich, 1793)
Acromyrmex octospinosus is a New World leaf-cutting ant found in Central and northern South America that maintains hygienic fungal gardens during colony founding.
Acromyrmex volcanus
Acromyrmex volcanus
Acromyrmex volcanus is a New World leaf-cutter ant species in the fungus-growing ant group.
Acromyrmex disciger (Mayr, 1887)
Acromyrmex disciger (Mayr, 1887)
Acromyrmex disciger is a New World leaf-cutter fungus-growing ant naturally found wild in Paraguay.
Atta colombica
Atta colombica
Atta colombica is a species with maroon matte workers found from Guatemala to Colombia, including Costa Rica and Panama.
Atta texana (Buckley, 1860)
Atta texana (Buckley, 1860)
Atta texana is a polymorphic rusty brown ant that can form massive pest super colonies with multiple queens.
Atta cephalotes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Atta cephalotes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Atta cephalotes, the hairy-headed leafcutter ant, is a Neotropical fungus-growing leafcutter ant with large, caste-organized colonies.
Atta mexicana (Smith, 1858)
Atta mexicana (Smith, 1858)
Atta mexicana is a leafcutter ant found in Mexico and Arizona, widely harvested for traditional Mexican cuisine.
Atta vollenweideri Forel, 1893
Atta vollenweideri Forel, 1893
Atta vollenweideri, the chaco leafcutter ant, is a New World fungus-growing leafcutter ant with colonies of 4–7 million individuals.
Atta sexdens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Atta sexdens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Atta sexdens is a leafcutter ant native to the Americas that farms fungus for food, and is both ecologically important and an agricultural pest.
Atta laevigata (Smith, 1858)
Atta laevigata (Smith, 1858)
Atta laevigata is a large South and Central American leafcutter ant species with regionally varied common names.
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel, 1900
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel, 1900
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri, the fungus gardening ant, is a higher myrmicine ant that grows and cultivates multiple types of fungi year-round.
Cyphomyrmex rimosus (Spinola, 1851)
Cyphomyrmex rimosus (Spinola, 1851)
Cyphomyrmex rimosus is a fungus-growing ant species in the family Formicidae.
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis (McCook, 1881)
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis (McCook, 1881)
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis is the northernmost Attini fungus-growing ant, widely distributed across the eastern United States.
Manica rubida (Latreille, 1802)
Manica rubida (Latreille, 1802)
Manica rubida is an ant species with painful non-dangerous stings, found across parts of Europe, the Near East, and Georgia.
Myrmica punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica punctiventris Roger, 1863
Myrmica punctiventris is a species of ant in the Formicidae family.
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica schencki is a polygynous Myrmica ant species distributed across Eurasia, that may partially feed on pollen.
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Myrmica rubra is a widespread Palaearctic ant introduced to North America as an invasive species, with distinct traits for each caste.
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica ruginodis is a common Palearctic ant species that closely resembles, and occurs at higher elevations and latitudes than, Myrmica rubra.
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861
Myrmica sabuleti is a European polygynous ant of the genus Myrmica parasitized by large blue butterfly caterpillars.
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846
Myrmica scabrinodis is a Euro-Siberian ant species native to Europe and northwest Asia, introduced as invasive to parts of North America.
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