The fungus-growing ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Attini) of northeastern Mexico are poorly known. Herein new distributional records in NE Mexico and habitat observations are provided for the fungus-growing ants Apterostigma mexicanum Lattke, Atta texana (Buckley), Cyphomyrmex rimosus (Spinola), Mycocepurus smithii Forel, Mycetosoritis hartmanni Wheeler, Sericomyrmex aztecus Wheeler, Trachymyrmex smithi Buren, and Trachymyrmex turrifex Wheeler.
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1 December 2010
Some Fungus-Growing Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Northeastern Mexico
Sergio R. Sanchez-Peña
ants
attine ants
fungus
symbiosis
Tamaulipas