Acromyrmex hystrix

Acromyrmex hystrix is a species of leaf-cutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Acromyrmex.

Acromyrmex hystrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Acromyrmex
Species:	A. hystrix
Binomial name
Acromyrmex hystrix Latreille, 1802[1]

Distribution

This species can be found in regions including the Amazon^[2] and Ecuador.^[3]

Subspecies

• Acromyrmex hystrix ajax Santschi, 1925
• Acromyrmex hystrix hystrix Latreille, 1802 ^[4]

Synonyms

• Acromyrmex emilii Santschi, 1925
• Atta hystrix Latreille, 1802
• Formica hystrix Latreille, 1802

See also

• List of leafcutter ants