Attini
E391902
Attini is a tribe of New World ants best known for their advanced fungus-farming behavior and complex social organization.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ant tribe
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| agricultureType | insect agriculture ⓘ |
| behavior |
colony-level agriculture
ⓘ
division of labor ⓘ leaf and plant material harvesting ⓘ obligate fungus cultivation ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| commonName | attine ants ⓘ |
| diet |
cultivated fungal mycelium
ⓘ
plant material used as fungal substrate ⓘ |
| distribution | New World ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
ecosystem engineer
ⓘ
fungus cultivator ⓘ herbivore ⓘ |
| family | Formicidae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Gustav Mayr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| includes |
Acromyrmex
ⓘ
Apterostigma ⓘ Atta ⓘ Cyphomyrmex ⓘ Mycetophylax ⓘ Mycocepurus ⓘ Trachymyrmex ⓘ
surface form:
Sericomyrmex
Trachymyrmex ⓘ leafcutter ants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced agriculture
ⓘ
complex social organization ⓘ fungus farming ⓘ mutualism with fungi ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Central America
ⓘ
Neotropical realm ⓘ
surface form:
Neotropics
South America ⓘ southern North America ⓘ |
| nestType |
soil mounds
ⓘ
underground nests ⓘ wood or cavity nests ⓘ |
| notableGroupWithin | fungus-growing ants ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| reproductiveCastes |
males
ⓘ
queens ⓘ |
| subfamily | Myrmicinae ⓘ |
| symbiosisType | mutualism ⓘ |
| symbiosisWith | cultivated basidiomycete fungi ⓘ |
| taxonRank | tribe ⓘ |
| workerCastes |
major workers
ⓘ
minor workers ⓘ soldiers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.