''Azteca'' is a strictly

Neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In biogeogra ...

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

ant Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...

s in the

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Dolichoderinae Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the wor ...

. The genus is very diverse and contains around 84 extant

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

and two fossil species. They are essentially arboreal and many species have mutualistic associations with particular plant species, where the genus ''

Cecropia ''Cecropia'' is a Neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees. The genus consists of pioneer trees in the more or less humid parts of the Neotropics, with the majority of the speci ...

'' presents the most conspicuous association. In the Brazilian Amazonia, ''Azteca'' species are associated with species of ''

Codonanthopsis ''Codonanthopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. Its native range is from southern Mexico through tropical America to Bolivia and most of Brazil. ''Codonanthopsis'' species are generally trailing epiphytes with pale ...

''.

Species

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Azteca adrepens ''Azteca adrepens'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Azteca (ant), Azteca''. Described by Auguste-Henri Forel in 1911, the species is endemic to Paraguay.Forel, A. 1911g. Die Ameisen des K. Zoologischen Museums in München. Sitzungsber. ''Math ...

'' Forel, 1911 *'' Azteca aesopus'' Forel, 1908 *'' Azteca alfari'' Emery, 1893 *†'' Azteca alpha'' Wilson, 1985 *'' Azteca andreae'' Guerrero, Delabie & Dejean, 2010 *''

Azteca angusticeps ''Azteca angusticeps'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Azteca''. Described by Carlo Emery in 1893, the species is widespread in North America and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and most ...

'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca aragua'' Longino, 1991 *'' Azteca aurita'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca australis'' Wheeler, 1942 *''

Azteca barbifex ''Azteca barbifex'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Azteca''. Described by Auguste-Henri Forel in 1906, the species is endemic to North America and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mo ...

'' Forel, 1906 *''

Azteca beltii ''Azteca beltii'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Azteca''. Described by Carlo Emery in 1893, the species is endemic to North America and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in th ...

'' Emery, 1893 *''

Azteca bequaerti ''Azteca bequaerti'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Azteca''. Described by Wheeler & Bequaert in 1929, the species is endemic to Brazil and Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bord ...

'' Wheeler & Bequaert, 1929 *''

Azteca brevicornis ''Azteca brevicornis'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Azteca''. Described by Mayr in 1878, the species is endemic to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world' ...

'' (Mayr, 1878) *''

Azteca brevis ''Azteca brevis'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Azteca''. Described by Auguste-Henri Forel in 1899, the species is endemic to Costa Rica and Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest S ...

'' Forel, 1899 *''

Azteca chartifex ''Azteca chartifex'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Azteca''. Described by Forel in 1896, the species is endemic to various countries in North America and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemispher ...

'' Forel, 1896 *''

Azteca christopherseni ''Azteca christopherseni'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Azteca''. Described by Forel in 1912, the species is endemic to Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central A ...

'' Forel, 1912 *''

Azteca coeruleipennis ''Azteca coeruleipennis'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Azteca''. Described by Emery in 1893, the species is endemic to several countries in North America and Central America Central America is a subregion of North America. Its pol ...

'' Emery, 1893 *''

Azteca constructor ''Azteca constructor'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Azteca''. Described by Emery in 1896, the species is endemic to several countries in Central America and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemis ...

'' Emery, 1896 *''

Azteca cordincola ''Azteca cordincola'' is a species of ant in the genus '' Azteca''. Described by Forel in 1921, the species is endemic to Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South Ameri ...

'' Forel, 1921 *'' Azteca coussapoae'' Forel, 1904 *'' Azteca crassicornis'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca delpini'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca depilis'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca diabolica'' Guerrero, Delabie & Dejean, 2010 *'' Azteca duckei'' Forel, 1906 *'' Azteca duroiae'' Forel, 1904 *'' Azteca emeryi'' Forel, 1904 *†'' Azteca eumeces'' Wilson, 1985 *'' Azteca fasciata'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca flavigaster'' Longino, 2007 *'' Azteca forelii'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca foveiceps'' Wheeler, 1921 *'' Azteca gnava'' Forel, 1906 *'' Azteca godmani'' Forel, 1899 *'' Azteca goeldii'' Forel, 1906 *'' Azteca huberi'' Forel, 1906 *'' Azteca hypophylla'' Forel, 1899 *'' Azteca iheringi'' Forel, 1915 *'' Azteca instabilis'' (Smith, 1862) *'' Azteca isthmica'' Wheeler, 1942 *'' Azteca jelskii'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca juruensis'' Forel, 1904 *'' Azteca lallemandi'' Forel, 1899 *'' Azteca lanuginosa'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca lattkei'' Longino, 1991 *'' Azteca laurae'' Guerrero, Delabie & Dejean, 2010 *'' Azteca linamariae'' Guerrero, Delabie & Dejean, 2010 *'' Azteca longiceps'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca lucida'' Forel, 1899 *'' Azteca luederwaldti'' Forel, 1909 *'' Azteca mayrii'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca merida'' Longino, 1991 *'' Azteca minor'' Forel, 1904 *'' Azteca muelleri'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca nanogyna'' Longino, 2007 *'' Azteca nigra'' Forel, 1912 *'' Azteca nigricans'' Forel, 1899 *'' Azteca oecocordia'' Longino, 2007 *'' Azteca olitrix'' Forel, 1904 *'' Azteca ovaticeps'' Forel, 1904 *'' Azteca paraensis'' Forel, 1904 *'' Azteca petalocephala'' Longino, 1991 *'' Azteca pilosula'' Forel, 1899 *'' Azteca pittieri'' Forel, 1899 *'' Azteca polymorpha'' Forel, 1899 *'' Azteca quadraticeps'' Longino, 2007 *'' Azteca salti'' Wheeler & Darlington, 1930 *'' Azteca sapii'' Forel, 1912 *'' Azteca schimperi'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca schumannii'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca sericea'' (Mayr, 1866) *'' Azteca sericeasur'' Longino, 2007 *'' Azteca severini'' Emery, 1896 *'' Azteca snellingi'' Guerrero, Delabie & Dejean, 2010 *'' Azteca stanleyuli'' Forel, 1921 *'' Azteca stigmatica'' Emery, 1896 *'' Azteca subopaca'' Forel, 1899 *'' Azteca tachigaliae'' Forel, 1904 *'' Azteca theresiae'' Forel, 1899 *'' Azteca tonduzi'' Forel, 1899 *'' Azteca trailii'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca trianguliceps'' Forel, 1912 *'' Azteca trigona'' Emery, 1893 *'' Azteca ulei'' Forel, 1904 *'' Azteca velox'' Forel, 1899 *'' Azteca xanthochroa'' (Roger, 1863)

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* Ant genera Dolichoderinae Hymenoptera of South America Hymenoptera of North America Taxa named by Auguste Forel {{Dolichoderinae-stub