''Azteca beltii'' is a species of

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 ...

in the genus '' Azteca''. Described by

Carlo Emery Carlo Emery (25 October 1848, Naples – 11 May 1925) was an Italian entomologist. He is remembered for Emery's rule, which states that insect social parasitism (biology), social parasites are often closely related to their hosts. Early in hi ...

in 1893, the species is endemic to

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and

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.Emery, C. 1893. Studio monografico sul genere ''Azteca'' Forel. ''Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna'' (5)3:119-152

References

beltii Hymenoptera of North America Hymenoptera of South America Insects described in 1893 Taxa named by Carlo Emery {{Dolichoderinae-stub