Biology:Gracilidris pombero
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Short description: Species of ant
| Gracilidris pombero | |
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| G. pombero worker from Paraguay | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13646414 entry
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