''Acromyrmex rugosus'' 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.
Subspecies
*''Acromyrmex rugosus rochai'' (Forel, 1904)
*''Acromyrmex rugosus santschii'' (Forel, 1911)
See also
*
List of leafcutter ants
References
rugosus
''Rugosus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae
The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually an ...
Insects described in 1858
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