''Acromyrmex lundii'' is a
species
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of New World
ants of the
subfamily
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Myrmicinae
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of the
genus
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''Acromyrmex''. It is found in the wild naturally in southern
Brazil
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,
Paraguay
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,
Uruguay
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and northern
Argentina
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.
Subspecies
The species ''Acromyrmex lundii'' contains the following subspecies:
*''
Acromyrmex lundii boliviensis''
Emery, 1905
*''
Acromyrmex lundii carli''
Gonçalves
Gonçalves (; Portuguese for "son of Gonçalo") is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adílio de Oliveira Gonçalves (born 1956), Brazilian footballer
* Ailton Goncalves da Silva (born 1973), Brazilian footballer
...
, 1961
*''
Acromyrmex lundii decolor''
Emery, 1905
*''
Acromyrmex lundii lundii''
Guérin-Méneville, 1838
*''
Acromyrmex lundii parallelus''
Santschi, 1916
Synonyms
* ''Acromyrmex bonariensis''
Gallardo, 1916
* ''Acromyrmex dubia''
Gonçalves
Gonçalves (; Portuguese for "son of Gonçalo") is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adílio de Oliveira Gonçalves (born 1956), Brazilian footballer
* Ailton Goncalves da Silva (born 1973), Brazilian footballer
...
, 1961
* ''Acromyrmex risii''
Santschi, 1925
* ''Myrmica lundii''
Guérin-Méneville, 1838
See also
*
List of leafcutter ants
This is a list of leafcutter ants, comprising 42 species from two genera: ''Atta'' and ''Acromyrmex
''Acromyrmex'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. This genus is found in South America and parts of Central America and t ...
References
External links
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lundii
Hymenoptera of South America
Insects described in 1838