''Acromyrmex aspersus'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae found in the wild naturally in southern

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and

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. Commonly known as "

leaf-cutter ants Leafcutter ants, a non-generic name, are any of 47 species of leaf-chewing ants belonging to the two genera '' Atta'' and ''Acromyrmex''. These species of tropical, fungus-growing ants are all endemic to South and Central America, Mexico, and p ...

", they are a species of ant from one of the two genera of advanced

fungus-growing ants Fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini) comprise all the known fungus-growing ant species participating in ant–fungus mutualism. They are known for cutting grasses and leaves, carrying them to their colonies' nests, and using them to grow fungus o ...

within the tribe Attini.Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.

Subspecies

''Acromyrmex aspersus'' contains these subspecies: *''Acromyrmex aspersus aspersus'' F. Smith, 1858 *''Acromyrmex aspersus fuhrmanni'' Forel, 1914

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13402444 aspersus Hymenoptera of South America Insects described in 1858