''Azteca constructor'' 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 Emery in 1896, the species is endemic to several countries in

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

and

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

.Emery, C. 1896. Alcune forme nuove del genere Azteca For. e note biologiche. ''Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. R. Univ.'' Torino 11230: 1-7

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constructor Hymenoptera of North America Hymenoptera of South America Insects of Central America Insects described in 1896 {{Dolichoderinae-stub