Gracilidris pombero
| Gracilidris pombero | |
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| G. pombero worker from Paraguay | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Gracilidris |
| Species: | G. pombero
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| Binomial name | |
| Gracilidris pombero Wild & Cuezzo, 2006
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Gracilidris pombero is a species of ant in the genus Gracilidris. Described by Wild and Cuezzo in 2006, the species is endemic to the South American countries of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.[1]
Etymology
In Guarani mythology, Pombero is a mythical humanoid creature that is nocturnal, and this is a reference to the ants' nocturnal behaviour.[1]
References
- ^ a b Wild, Alexander L.; Cuezzo, Fabiana (2006-03-08). "Rediscovery of a fossil dolichoderine ant lineage (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) and a description of a new genus from South America". Zootaxa. 1142 (1). Magnolia Press: 57–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1142.1.5. hdl:11336/85874. ISSN 1175-5334.
External links
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