Megalomyrmex acauna

Megalomyrmex acauna
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Megalomyrmex
Species:	M. acauna
Binomial name
Megalomyrmex acauna Brandão, 1990

Megalomyrmex acauna is a Neotropical species of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Known from Brazil and Peru. It is similar to M. leoninus-group. Its head width (HW) is 1.45—1.63 mm and head length (HL) is 1.68—1.75 mm. Its scapus length (SL) is 2.13—2.28 mm.[1][2][3]

References

1. Longino 2010, p. 46
2. Brandão, C.R.F. Systematic revision of the Neotropical ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), with the description of thirteen new species. Arquivos de Zoologia. 1990. Vol. 31. P. 411—481.
3. Brandão C. R. F. 2003. Further revisionary studies on the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 43: 145—159.

• Longino, John T. (2010), "A taxonomic review of the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Central America" (PDF), Zootaxa, 2720: 35–58, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2720.1.3
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