Acromyrmex

E391890

genus taxon

Acromyrmex is a genus of leafcutter ants known for their advanced social organization and cultivation of fungus gardens using freshly cut plant material.

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All labels observed (26)

Label	Occurrences
Acromyrmex canonical	2
Acromyrmex ambiguus	1
Acromyrmex aspersus	1
Acromyrmex balzani	1
Acromyrmex coronatus	1
Acromyrmex crassispinus	1
Acromyrmex disciger	1
Acromyrmex echinatior	1
Acromyrmex fracticornis	1
Acromyrmex heyeri	1
Acromyrmex hispidus	1
Acromyrmex insinuator	1
Acromyrmex landolti	1
Acromyrmex laticeps	1
Acromyrmex lobicornis	1
Acromyrmex lundi	1
Acromyrmex niger	1
Acromyrmex octospinosus	1
Acromyrmex rugosus	1
Acromyrmex silvestrii	1
Acromyrmex striatus	1
Acromyrmex subterraneus	1
Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus	1
Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans	1
Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus	1
Acromyrmex volcanus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3821128 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Acromyrmex
Context triple: [Myrmicinae, containsGenus, Acromyrmex]

A. Atta cephalotes
Atta cephalotes is a species of leafcutter ant known for its complex social organization and large underground fungus-farming colonies in the Neotropics.
B. Solenopsis invicta
Solenopsis invicta, commonly known as the red imported fire ant, is an aggressive, invasive ant species notorious for its painful sting and significant ecological and agricultural impacts.
C. Formica rufa
Formica rufa is a common European red wood ant species known for building large mound nests and playing a key role in forest ecosystems.
D. Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a large and diverse subfamily of ants that includes many common species such as leafcutter, harvester, and fire ants, known for their complex social behavior and varied ecological roles.
E. Parapolybia
Parapolybia is a genus of social wasps known for their paper nests and occurrence primarily in Asia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Acromyrmex
Target entity description: Acromyrmex is a genus of leafcutter ants known for their advanced social organization and cultivation of fungus gardens using freshly cut plant material.

A. Atta cephalotes
Atta cephalotes is a species of leafcutter ant known for its complex social organization and large underground fungus-farming colonies in the Neotropics.
B. Solenopsis invicta
Solenopsis invicta, commonly known as the red imported fire ant, is an aggressive, invasive ant species notorious for its painful sting and significant ecological and agricultural impacts.
C. Formica rufa
Formica rufa is a common European red wood ant species known for building large mound nests and playing a key role in forest ecosystems.
D. Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a large and diverse subfamily of ants that includes many common species such as leafcutter, harvester, and fire ants, known for their complex social behavior and varied ecological roles.
E. Parapolybia
Parapolybia is a genus of social wasps known for their paper nests and occurrence primarily in Asia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
behavior	eusocial ⓘ leaf-cutting ⓘ
class	Insecta ⓘ
commonName	leafcutter ants ⓘ
cultivates	symbiotic fungus gardens ⓘ
diet	fungus cultivated on plant substrate ⓘ
ecologicalRole	fungus-farming ant ⓘ
family	Formicidae ⓘ
hasSpecies	Acromyrmex ambiguus ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex aspersus ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex balzani ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex coronatus ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex crassispinus ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex disciger ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex echinatior ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex fracticornis ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex heyeri ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex hispidus ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex insinuator ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex landolti ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex laticeps ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex lobicornis ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex lundi ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex niger ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex octospinosus ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex rugosus ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex silvestrii ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex striatus ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex subterraneus ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex Acromyrmex volcanus ⓘ linked to: Acromyrmex
hasTrait	advanced division of labor ⓘ complex nest architecture ⓘ large leaf-carrying workers ⓘ polymorphic worker castes ⓘ
impact	important herbivore in Neotropical ecosystems ⓘ significant agricultural pest in some regions ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo	Central America ⓘ Neotropics ⓘ linked to: Neotropical realm South America ⓘ
order	Hymenoptera ⓘ
parentTaxon	Attini ⓘ Formicidae ⓘ Hymenoptera ⓘ Myrmicinae ⓘ
phylum	Arthropoda ⓘ
subfamily	Myrmicinae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
tribe	Attini ⓘ
usesMaterial	freshly cut plant material ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Myrmicinae → containsGenus → Acromyrmex ⓘ

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex octospinosus ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex echinatior ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex volcanus ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex crassispinus ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex subterraneus ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex lobicornis ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex balzani ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex lundi ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex niger ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex rugosus ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex striatus ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex insinuator ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex heyeri ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex disciger ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex coronatus ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex fracticornis ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex hispidus ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex aspersus ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex ambiguus ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex landolti ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex laticeps ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex silvestrii ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Acromyrmex → hasSpecies → Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus ⓘ

linked to: Acromyrmex

Attini → includes → Acromyrmex ⓘ

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Referenced by (27)

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