''Acromyrmex fracticornis'' is a species of leaf-cutter ant, a New World ant of the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Myrmicinae Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and ...

of the genus ''Acromyrmex''. This species is from one of the two genera of advanced attines (fungus-growing ants) within the tribe Attini. It is found in the wild naturally in southern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. $Acromyrmex fracticornis casent0173798 head 1$ ''Acromyrmex fracticornis'' colony densities are positively correlated with basal grass coverage and the amount of grazing damage. ''A. fracticornis'' preferentially harvested tender grass blades that showed little or no previous damage by other invertebrates. They preferentially harvest '' Digitaria smutsii'' and '' Panicum maximum'' more often than other species, and '' Pennisetum purpureum'', ''

Pennisetum ciliare ''Cenchrus ciliaris'' (buffel-grass or African foxtail grass; syn. ''Pennisetum ciliare'' (L.) Link) is a species of grass native to most of Africa, southern Asia (east to India), southern Iran, and the extreme south of Europe (Sicily). Other nam ...

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, 1961 * ''Moellerius fracticornis'' Forel, 1909

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q4676199 Acromyrmex Insects described in 1909 Hymenoptera of South America

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