Gracilidris pombero
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]
| Gracilidris pombero | |
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| G. pombero worker from Paraguay | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Gracilidris |
| Species: | G. pombero |
| Binomial name | |
| Gracilidris pombero Wild & Cuezzo, 2006 | |
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
- 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. Magnolia Press. 1142 (1): 57–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1142.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
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