''Azteca aragua'' is a species of
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...
in the genus ''
Azteca''. Described by Longino in 1991, the species is widespread in
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
.
[Longino, J. T. 1991. Taxonomy of the Cecropia-inhabiting ''Azteca'' ants. ''J. Nat. Hist.'' 2 25: 1571-1602]
References
Azteca (genus)
Hymenoptera of South America
Insects described in 1991
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