Species: Gnamptogenys sulcata
Author: John T. LonginoTaxonomic Hierarchy:
Subfamily: Ectatomminae Genus: Gnamptogenys
Distribution:
Paraguay: Central, Guairį, Misiones, Pte. HayesBiology:
Natural History:This species inhabits lowland rainforest, and is known from isolated workers, usually encountered in fresh treefalls.
Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2010)
sulcata. Ponera sulcata Smith, F. 1858b: 99 (w.) BRAZIL. Forel, 1899c: 8 (q.m.). Combination in Ectatomma (Gnamptogenys): Dalla Torre, 1893: 26; Emery, 1896g: 51; in Gnamptogenys: Mayr, 1886c: 358; Brown, 1958g: 229. Senior synonym of cearensis, lineata, nitens, ypirangensis: Brown, 1958g: 229; of tornata: Lattke, 1995: 188..
References:
Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. II. Tribe Ectatommini (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 118:175-362.
Gentry, A. H. 1990. Herbarium taxonomy versus field knowledge; is there an attainable solution? Flora Malesiana Bulletin Special Volume 1:31-35.
Lattke, J. E. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Gnamptogenys in the New World (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 4:137-193.
Smith, F. 1858. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the British Museum. VI. Formicidae. 216pp., 14 pls.
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