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Megalomyrmex acauna

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Megalomyrmex acauna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Megalomyrmex
Species:
M. acauna
Binomial name
Megalomyrmex acauna
Brandão, 1990

Megalomyrmex acauna is a Neotropical species of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Known from Brazil and Peru. It is similar to M. leoninus-group. Its head width (HW) is 1.45—1.63 mm and head length (HL) is 1.68—1.75 mm. Its scapus length (SL) is 2.13—2.28 mm.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Longino 2010, p. 46
  2. ^ Brandão, C.R.F. Systematic revision of the Neotropical ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), with the description of thirteen new species. Arquivos de Zoologia. 1990. Vol. 31. P. 411—481.
  3. ^ Brandão C. R. F. 2003. Further revisionary studies on the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 43: 145—159.
  • Longino, John T. (2010), "A taxonomic review of the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Central America" (PDF), Zootaxa, 2720: 35–58, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2720.1.3
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