Acromyrmex lobicornis

Acromyrmex lobicornis is a species of leaf-cutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Acromyrmex. This species is from one of the two genera of advanced attines (fungus-growing ants) within the tribe Attini.

Acromyrmex lobicornis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Acromyrmex
Species:	A. lobicornis
Binomial name
Acromyrmex lobicornis Emery, 1888[1]

Subspecies

• Acromyrmex lobicornis cochlearis
• Acromyrmex lobicornis ferrugineus
• Acromyrmex lobicornis pencosensis
• Acromyrmex lobicornis pruinosior

Habitat

Acromyrmex lobicornis thrives in disturbed habitats, likely due to higher concentrations of pioneer plant species. Pioneer plants have lower levels of secondary metabolites and higher nutrient concentrations than the shade-tolerant species that will come later.^[2]

See also

• List of leafcutter ants