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Mycocepurus
Sign in to saveMycocepurus is a Neotropical genus of fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini) in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is known from Mexico, south to Brazil and Argentina. Like other attines, they primarily grow fungi of the tribe Leucocoprini (family Agaricaceae). They use many different substrates for growing their fungi, from dry leaves and caterpillar dung to fruit matter. One of its species, Mycocepurus smithii, which lives in South America, reproduces by cloning – all ants in a colony are clones of the queen. M. castrator is a parasite of M. goeldii.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyFormicidae
Atta (Mycocepurus) Forel, 1893a: 369. - Forel, 1893b: 602-603. - Type of the subgenus: Atta (Mycocepurus) smithi Forel , 1893; designation by Wheeler, 1911. Mycocepurus : Wheeler. 1911: 167. - Emery, 1913: 251. Descolcmyrma Kusnezov, 1951: 460. - Type of the genus: Descolemyrma ogloblini Kusnezov , 1951; monotypical. - NOV. SYN. Generic characters Worker. - Monomorphic. Integument opaque. Mandibles rather narrow and elongate, finely striate, chewing border with 5-6 teeth. Antennae 11-segmented; funiculus with ill-defined 3- segmented apical club. Clypeus in front with two carinae diverging forward and strongly laterad, running laterally parallel to the anterior border. Posterior portion of clypeus narrowly wedged in between frontal lobes. The latter are strongly approximated to, and separated from, each other by a deeply impressed narrow groove at the bottom of which lies the posterior portion of the clypeus. Posteriorly the frontal carinae are' slightly diverging and gradually weakening, often fading out completely long before reaching the occipital border. Preocular carinule at best vestigial. Compound eyes situated somewhat behind the middle of the sides of head. Occipital angle
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Mycocepurus is a Neotropical genus of fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini) in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is known from Mexico, south to Brazil and Argentina. Like other attines, they primarily grow fungi of the tribe Leucocoprini (family Agaricaceae). They use many different substrates for growing their fungi, from dry leaves and caterpillar dung to fruit matter. One of its species, Mycocepurus smithii, which lives in South America, reproduces by cloning – all ants in a colony are clones of the queen. M. castrator is a parasite of M. goeldii.
==Species== Mycocepurus castrator Rabeling & Bacci, 2010 Mycocepurus curvispinosus MacKay 1998 Mycocepurus goeldii (Forel, 1893) Mycocepurus obsoletus Emery, 1913 Mycocepurus smithii (Forel, 1893) Mycocepurus tardus Weber, 1940