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Daceton armigerum
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Ants, bees & wasps

Daceton armigerum

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese武装毒针蚁
Sranan Tongomira (general name for the group)
Scientific nameDaceton armigerum (Latreille, 1802)

About this species

Daceton armigerum is a Neotropical species of arboreal ants, distributed throughout northern South America. D. armigerum combines several traits generally noted in some other arboreal ants i.e., populous colonies, large and/or polydomous nests, intra- and interspecific aggressiveness, trophobiosis, and capturing prey by spread-eagling them.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae
GenusDaceton

In Suriname

7Records in Suriname
8iNaturalist observations
2019First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo2
  • Commewijne2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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