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Acromyrmex lobicornis

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Acromyrmex lobicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Acromyrmex
Species:
A. lobicornis
Binomial name
Acromyrmex lobicornis
Emery, 1888[1]

Acromyrmex lobicornis is a species of leaf-cutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Acromyrmex. This species is from one of the two genera of advanced attines (fungus-growing ants) within the tribe Attini.

Subspecies

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  • Acromyrmex lobicornis cochlearis
  • Acromyrmex lobicornis ferrugineus
  • Acromyrmex lobicornis pencosensis
  • Acromyrmex lobicornis pruinosior

Habitat

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Acromyrmex lobicornis thrives in disturbed habitats, likely due to higher concentrations of pioneer plant species. Pioneer plants have lower levels of secondary metabolites and higher nutrient concentrations than the shade-tolerant species that will come later.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Species: Acromyrmex lobicornis". AntWeb. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  2. ^ Farji-Brener, Alejandro G. (2001). "Why are leaf-cutting ants more common in early secondary forests than in old-growth tropical forests? An evaluation of the palatable forage hypothesis". Oikos. 92 (1). Nordic Society Oikos (Wiley): 169–177. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.920120.x. hdl:10088/1425. ISSN 0030-1299.