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Species: Gnamptogenys mordax

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Subfamily: Ectatomminae Genus: Gnamptogenys

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)

Ponera mordax Smith, 1858a PDF: 98 (w.q.) COSTA RICA. AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

Borgmeier, 1937b PDF: 220 (m.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1952a PDF: 134 (l.).
Combination in Ectatomma (Gnamptogenys): Emery, 1894d PDF: 145; in Gnamptogenys: Mann, 1922 PDF: 3.
Senior synonym of Gnamptogenys nodosa, Gnamptogenys purensis, Gnamptogenys sebastiani: Brown, 1958g: 228.
See also: Lattke, 1995: 176.

Distribution:

Mexico to tropical South America (Lattke 1995). Costa Rica: montane forest, Cordillera de Tilaran to Talamancas.

References:

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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Specimen Data Summary

Elevations: collected from 550 - 1100 meters, 825 meters average

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