''Apterostigma'' is a
genus of
New World ants of the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and ...
. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in
Dominican amber,
while the others are extant. They are
fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other species in Attini who grow
Lepiotaceae, some species have begun cultivating
Tricholomataceae.
Species
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Apterostigma acre''
Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma ancilonodum''
Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma andense
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma angustum
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma auriculatum''
Wheeler, 1925
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Apterostigma avium
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma bolivianum''
Weber, 1938
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Apterostigma bruchi
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of othe ...
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Santschi, 1919
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Apterostigma callipygium''
Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma calverti''
Wheeler, 1911
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Apterostigma carinatum
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma chocoense
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma collare
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...
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Emery, 1896
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Apterostigma convexum
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma dentigerum
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...
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Wheeler, 1925
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Apterostigma depressum
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma dorotheae
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...
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Weber, 1937
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Apterostigma electropilosum
''Apterostigma electropilosum'' is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae known from a single possibly Miocene fossil found on Hispaniola. ''A. electropilosum'' is one of only two species of the ant genus '' Apterostigma'' and ...
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Schultz, 2007
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Apterostigma eowilsoni
''Apterostigma eowilsoni'' is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae known from a single possibly Miocene fossil found on Hispaniola. ''A. eowilsoni'' is one of only two species of the ant genus '' Apterostigma'' and one of fiv ...
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Schultz, 2007
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Apterostigma epinotale
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...
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Weber, 1937
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Apterostigma fallax''
Borgmeier, 1934
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Apterostigma goniodes
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma ierense
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...
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Weber, 1937
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Apterostigma jubatum
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...
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Wheeler, 1925
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Apterostigma madidiense
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...
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Weber, 1938
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Apterostigma manni
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...
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Weber, 1938
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Apterostigma mayri
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...
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Forel, 1893
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Apterostigma megacephala
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...
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Lattke, 1999
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Apterostigma mexicanum
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma moelleri
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...
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Forel, 1892
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Apterostigma pariense
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma peruvianum
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...
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Wheeler, 1925
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Apterostigma pilosum''
Mayr, 1865
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Apterostigma reburrum
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma robustum
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...
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Emery, 1896
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Apterostigma scutellare
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of othe ...
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Forel, 1885
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Apterostigma serratum
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma spiculum
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma steigeri
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of othe ...
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Santschi, 1911
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Apterostigma tachirense
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma tholiforme''
Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma tramitis
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...
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Weber, 1940
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Apterostigma trapeziforme
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...
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Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma tropicoxa''
Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma turgidum''
Lattke, 1997
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Apterostigma urichii
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...
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Forel, 1893
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Apterostigma wasmannii
''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...
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Forel, 1892
References
External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of South America
Hymenoptera of North America
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