Acromyrmex Mayr

Genus Acromyrmex Mayr These leafcutting ants are represented in California by a single species, Acromyrmex versicolor (Pergande), confined to the southern deserts. The harvested leaves are used to culture a basidiomycete fungus, which is the principal food of the ants. References: Gamboa (1975, 1976), Johnson and Rissing (1993), Julian and Fewell (2004), Mueller et al. (2001), Reichardt and Wheeler (1996), Rissing et al. (1986, 1989), Snelling and George (1979), Weber (1972).

Published as part of Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 1-68 in Zootaxa 936 on page 31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.171144

Keywords

Insecta, Acromyrmex, Arthropoda, Animalia, Biodiversity, Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Taxonomy

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