Acromyrmex Mayr
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Genus Acromyrmex Mayr View in CoL
These leafcutting ants are represented in California by a single species, Acromyrmex versicolor (Pergande) , confined to the southern deserts. The harvested leaves are used to culture a basidiomycete fungus, which is the principal food of the ants. References: Gamboa (1975, 1976), Johnson and Rissing (1993), Julian and Fewell (2004), Mueller et al. (2001), Reichardt and Wheeler (1996), Rissing et al. (1986, 1989), Snelling and George (1979), Weber (1972).
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