Acromyrmex volcanus is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acromyrmex volcanus

Acromyrmex volcanus

Acromyrmex volcanus is a New World leaf-cutter ant species in the fungus-growing ant group.

Family
Genus
Acromyrmex
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Acromyrmex volcanus

Acromyrmex volcanus is a species of leaf-cutter ant. It is a New World ant that belongs to the subfamily Myrmicinae and the genus Acromyrmex. This species falls into one of the two genera of advanced attines, which are also known as fungus-growing ants, within the tribe Attini.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Acromyrmex

More from Formicidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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