''Azteca bequaerti'' 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 Wheeler & Bequaert in 1929, the species is endemic to

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

and

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

.Wheeler, W. M.; Bequaert, J. C. 1929. Amazonian myrmecophytes and their ants. ''Zool. Anz.'' 82: 10-39

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bequaerti Hymenoptera of North America Hymenoptera of South America Insects described in 1929 {{Dolichoderinae-stub