Species: Pseudomyrmex atripes

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2019)

Pseudomyrma atripes Smith, 1860c PDF: 70 (w.) BRAZIL. Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Combination in Pseudomyrmex: Kempf, 1967c PDF: 2.

Senior synonym of Pseudomyrmex kitschelti: Kempf, 1967c PDF: 2.

Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Americas: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Neotropical

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in edge of second-growth rainforest, 1 times found in Tropical moist forest, 1 times found in tropical rainforest.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times On low vegetation, 1 times ex dead twig of Ficus, 1 times ex dead twig Ficus, 1 times canopy fogging.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 1 times canopy fogging.

Elevations: collected from 60 - 520 meters, 292 meters average

Type specimens: Holotype of Pseudomyrmex atripes: casent0902847; syntype of Pseudomyrma levigata kitschelti: casent0907479

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Species: Pseudomyrmex atripes (Smith, 1860)

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2019)

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