Gracilidris pombero
Appearance
Gracilidris pombero | |
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G. pombero worker from Paraguay | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
Genus: | Gracilidris |
Species: | G. pombero
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Binomial name | |
Gracilidris pombero Wild & Cuezzo, 2006
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Gracilidris pombero is a species of ant in the genus Gracilidris. Described by Wild and Cuezzo in 2006, the species is endemic to the South American countries of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.[1]
Etymology
[edit]In Guarani mythology, Pombero is a mythical humanoid creature that is nocturnal, and this is a reference to the ants' nocturnal behaviour.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wild, Alexander L.; Cuezzo, Fabiana (2006-03-08). "Rediscovery of a fossil dolichoderine ant lineage (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) and a description of a new genus from South America". Zootaxa. 1142 (1). Magnolia Press: 57–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1142.1.5. hdl:11336/85874. ISSN 1175-5334.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Gracilidris pombero at Wikimedia Commons