Current Valid Name:
Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)
Ponera gigantea Perty, 1833: 135, pl. 27, fig. 3 (w.) BRAZIL (Amazonas). Neotropic. Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of
Diller, 1990 PDF: 70). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Rio Negro (“called Tucanquibura by locals”) (no collector’s name). Primary type depository: ZSBS Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: ZSBS
AntCat AntWiki Taxonomic history
Status as species:
Borgmeier, 1937b PDF: 225;
Kempf, 1970b PDF: 326;
Kempf, 1971 PDF: 371 (redescription);
Kempf, 1972b PDF: 97;
Bolton, 1995b: 171;
Lenhart et al., 2013 PDF: 139 (redescription);
Bezděčková et al., 2015 PDF: 123;
Feitosa, 2015c PDF: 98;
Escárraga et al., 2017 10.11646/zootaxa.4347.1.7 PDF: 134 (in key);
Dias & Lattke, 2021 10.5852/ejt.2021.784.1603 PDF: 18 (redescription).
// Distribution
Distribution:
Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists)
: Americas: Bolivia,
Brazil,
Guyana,
Peru Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists)
: Neotropical
Identification:
Very large ant.
Worker: 2-4cm
Specimen Habitat Summary
Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in Amazon Forest, 1 times found in Primary forest remnant, 1 times found in roadside edge.
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times nest in ground at large tree base disturbed margin primary forest, 1 times ground forager(s), 1 times Cacaueiro.
Collected most commonly using these methods: 1 times at light, 1 times Pitfall.
Elevations: collected from 35 - 500 meters, 318 meters average
Collect Date Range: collected between 1907-01-01 00:00:00.0 and 2011-01-01 00:00:00.0
Type specimens: Lectotype of Ponera gigantea: zsmhym25181; paralectotype of Ponera gigantea: zsmhym25182, zsmhym25183
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Mexico
United States
India
Madagascar
Canada
Brazil
China
Greece
Spain
Australia