Table from http://www.bluepenjournals.org/ijres/pdf/2016/May/de_Britto_et_al.pdf

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Table from http://www.bluepenjournals.org/ijres/pdf/2016/May/de_Britto_et_al.pdf

Post by Acromyrmexbob » Fri May 25, 2018 11:24 pm

Interesting in table below that the species that cut monocots are marked with an 'm'.

Table 1. Species of leaf-cutting ants, their distribution, and their relative pest status, as assessed by citations (Modified from Fowler et
al., 1990).
Leaf-cutting species monocots (m)/dicots (d) Plant cut (amplitude) Distribution (*Brazil) Relative pest status §
Acromyrmex(Acromyrmex)
ambiguous d *Pandemic Strong
aspersus d *Pandemic Dubious
coronatus d *Pandemic Weak
crassispinus d *Pandemic Strong
diasi d Endemic Dubious
disciger d *Pandemic Weak
gallardoi* d? *Endemic Dubious
hispidus d *Pandemic Weak
hystrix d *Pandemic Weak
laticeps d *Pandemic Weak
lobicornis d/m *Pandemic Strong
lundii d *Pandemic Weak
niger d *Pandemic Weak
nobilis d *Endemic Dubious
octospinosus d *Pandemic Strong
rugosus d *Pandemic Strong
subterraneus d *Pandemic Strong
Acromyrmex (Moellerius)
balzani m *Pandemic Strong
fracticornis m *Pandemic Strong
heyery m *Pandemic Strong
landolti m *Pandemic Strong
mesopotamicus m? Endemic Dubious
pulvereus m? Endemic Dubious
silvestrii m Pandemic? Weak
striatus m *Pandemic Strong
versicolor d/m? Endemic Dubious
Atta
bisphaerica m *Pandemic Strong
capiguara m *Pandemic Strong
cephalotes d *Pandemic Strong
colombica d Pandemic Weak
goiana m *Endemic Dubious
insularis d Endemic Weak
laevigata d/m *Pandemic Strong
mexicana d/m Pandemic Weak
opaciceps d *Endemic Weak
robusta d *Endemic Dubious
saltensis d Pandemic Weak
sexdens d *Pandemic Strong
texana d Pandemic Moderate
vollenweideri m *Pandemic Weak

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