William P. Mackay, Jean-Michel Maes, Patricia Rojas Fernández, Gladys Luna
Journal of Insect Science 4 (27), 1-7, (1 August 2004) https://doi.org/10.1673/031.004.2701
KEYWORDS: fungus-growing ants, tribe Attini, Tropical rain forest, Neotropics
We provide a review of the North American ants (north of Colombia) of the ant genus Mycocepurus, including keys to the workers and females, illustrations and distribution maps. The distribution of M. tardus is extended to Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The female of M. curvispinosus is described.