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Mycocepurus goeldii

Mycocepurus goeldii

Classification

Class
Insecta

Mycocepurus goeldii is a species of ant in the genus Mycocepurus. The species is parasitised by a closely related species, Mycocepurus castrator. The two diverged recently, around 37,000 years ago, and evolved in the same geographic region, making the parasite–host pair an example of sympatric speciation.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 3