Myrmicocrypta is a Neotropical genus of fungus-growing ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is known from Mexico to Argentina. Their colonies are generally small, consisting of fewer than 200 individuals.[3]

Myrmicocrypta
Myrmicocrypta squamosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Myrmicocrypta
Smith, 1860
Type species
Myrmicocrypta squamosa[1]
Diversity[2]
27 species

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Genus: Myrmicocrypta". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Myrmicocrypta". AntCat. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. ^ Sosa-Calvo, J.; Schultz, T. R. (2010). "Three remarkable new fungus-growing ant species of the genus Myrmicocrypta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a reassessment of the characters that define the genus and its position within the Attini". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 103 (2): 181–195. doi:10.1603/an09108.
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