''Acropyga'' is a genus of small

formicine The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development. Formicines retain some primitive features, such as the presence of cocoons around pupae, the presence of ocelli in workers, and little ...

ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding

mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family (biology), family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Many species are considered pest (animal), pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and sub ...

s of the species ''

Xenococcus annandalei ''Xenococcus annandalei'' is a species of mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae that infests the roots of certain species of trees. Description The adult female ''X. annandalei'' is an elongated oval shape with an abdomen that tapers abruptly ...

''. Living, gravid females are carried in the jaws of ''A. acutiventris'' queens during their nuptial flight, to establish the symbiotic association in founding colonies. Other ''Acropyga'' species have relationships with different species of mealybugs, and it could be a trait common to the whole genus.

Description

''Acropyga'' are smaller than , with a compact, stocky body. They have antennae with 10 or 11 segments (including the scape), short palps and reduced eyes with four to 30 individual ommatidia. In some species, the eyes are completely absent.

Distribution

''Acropyga'' is found in the

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, southern Africa, India to Southeast Asia and

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. ''A. paleartica'' is known only from Greece. Fossil specimens of ''Acropyga '' have been recovered from the Burdigalian stage. Dominican amber deposits and several individuals are preserved carrying '' Electromyrmococcus''

s. These fossils represent the oldest recorded record of the symbiosis between mealybugs and ''Acropyga'' species ants. They are found in leaf litter and forage on low vegetation, and will nest in various sites, including soil, bark and rotten logs.

Species

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Acropyga acutiventris ''Acropyga acutiventris'' is an ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It lives underground in tropical regions and forms a Mutualism (biology), mutualistic association with the mealybug, ''Xenococcus annandalei''. Description This ant has the small ...

'' Roger, 1862 *''

Acropyga ambigua ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' Emery, 1922 *''

Acropyga arnoldi ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' Santschi, 1926 *''

Acropyga ayanganna ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' LaPolla, 2004 *''

Acropyga bakwele ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' LaPolla & Fisher, 2005 *''

Acropyga butteli ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' Forel, 1912 *''

Acropyga decedens ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' (Mayr, 1887) *''

Acropyga donisthorpei ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' Weber, 1944 *''

Acropyga dubia ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' Karavaiev, 1933 *''

Acropyga dubitata ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' (Wheeler & Mann, 1914) *'' Acropyga epedana'' Snelling, 1973 *''

Acropyga exsanguis ''Acropyga exsanguis'' is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It lives in underground nests in Mexico, Central and South America.LaPolla, J.S. 2004a. ''Acropyga'' of the world. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute. 33(3 ...

'' (Wheeler, 1909) *''

Acropyga fuhrmanni ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gr ...

'' (Forel, 1914) *''

Acropyga gelasis ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' LaPolla, 2004 *†'' Acropyga glaesaria'' LaPolla, 2005 *''

Acropyga goeldii ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' Forel, 1893 *''

Acropyga guianensis ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' Weber, 1944 *''

Acropyga hirsutula ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species ''Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' LaPolla, 2004 *''

Acropyga hystrix ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species ''Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' LaPolla, 2004 *''

Acropyga indosinensis ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' Wheeler, 1935 *''

Acropyga inezae ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small Formicinae, formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. ''Acropyga acutiventris, A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species ''Xeno ...

'' Forel, 1912 *''

Acropyga keira ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' LaPolla, 2004 *''

Acropyga kinomurai ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' Terayama & Hashimoto, 1996 *'' Acropyga lauta'' Mann, 1919 *''

Acropyga major ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species ''Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' Donisthorpe, 1949 *''

Acropyga myops ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species ''Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' Forel, 1910 *''

Acropyga nipponensis ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gr ...

'' Terayama, 1985 *''

Acropyga oceanica ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' Emery, 1900 *''

Acropyga palaga ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' LaPolla, 2004 *''

Acropyga paleartica ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' Menozzi, 1936 *''

Acropyga pallida ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species ''Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' (Donisthorpe, 1938) *''

Acropyga panamensis ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, grav ...

'' Weber, 1944 *''

Acropyga parvidens ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species ''Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' (Wheeler & Mann, 1914) *''

Acropyga romeo ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species ''Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' LaPolla, 2004 *''

Acropyga rubescens ''Acropyga rubescens'' is an ant in the Formicinae The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development. Formicines retain some primitive features, such as the presence of cocoons aroun ...

'' Forel, 1894 *''

Acropyga sauteri ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species ''Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' Forel, 1912 *''

Acropyga silvestrii ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species ''Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' Emery, 1915 *''

Acropyga smithii ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species ''Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' Forel, 1893 *''

Acropyga stenotes ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gr ...

'' LaPolla, 2004 Acropyga glaesaria SMFBE457B1 01

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Acropyga tricuspis ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species ''Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' LaPolla, 2004 *''

Acropyga yaeyamensis ''Acropyga'' is a genus of small formicine ants. Some species can be indirect pests. '' A. acutiventris'', which is found from India to Australia, tends subterranean, root-feeding mealybugs of the species '' Xenococcus annandalei''. Living, gra ...

'' Terayama & Hashimoto, 1996 *'' Acropyga yushi'' Terayama, 2009

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q1308458 Formicinae Ant genera Extant Burdigalian first appearances Taxa named by Julius Roger

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