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Species: Gnamptogenys minuta   (Emery, 1896) 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Alfaria minuta Emery, 1896g PDF: 106 (q.) BOLIVIA. Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Combination in Gnamptogenys: Brown, 1958g PDF: 228.
Senior synonym of Gnamptogenys carinata, Gnamptogenys emeryi, Gnamptogenys mus, Gnamptogenys panamensis, Gnamptogenys scabrosus: Brown, in Borgmeier, 1957a PDF: 115; of Gnamptogenys pneodonax: Lattke, 1992a PDF: 127.

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Nearctic Region: Puebla
Neotropical Region: Alajuela, Americas, Aragua, Atlántida, Bolivia, Brazil, Cartago, Central America, Chiapas, Colombia, Comayagua, Cortés, Costa Caribe Norte, Costa Caribe Sur, Costa Rica, Darién, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gracias a Dios, Guanacaste, Guatemala, Guyana, Heredia, Honduras, Islas de la Bahía, Izabal, Jinotega, Limón, Madre de Dios, Magdalena, Matagalpa, Mexico, Minas Gerais, Nicaragua, Oaxaca, Olancho, Panama, Peru, Petén, Puntarenas, San José, South America, Suchitepéquez, Suriname, Venezuela, Veracruz, Zacapa

Distribution Notes:

Belize to Brazil (Lattke 1992, 1995). Costa Rica: throughout.

Comments:

Longino note, 10 Nov 2013: DNA barcoding shows a diversity of haplotypes, 10-12% divergence among up to six clusters, but I can't find any morphological or geographic correlates.

References:

Emery, C. 1896. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XVII-XXV. Bolletino della Societa Entomologica Italiana 28:33-107, pl. 1.

Lattke, J. E. 1992. Revision of the minuta group of the genus Gnamptogenys. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift 39:123-129.

Lattke, J. E. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Gnamptogenys in the New World (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 4:137-193.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 47 times found in mature wet forest, 37 times found in mesophyll forest, 36 times found in montane wet forest, 25 times found in riparian forest, cloud forest along stream, near dairy farm pasture, 2nd growth or disturbed primary, 19 times found in tropical rainforest, 16 times found in cloud forest, 14 times found in cloud forest edge, near dairy farm pasture, some big trees in rocky areas, probably disturbed primary or old second growth, on a steep slope, 10 times found in wet forest, 9 times found in ridgetop cloud forest, 8 times found in tropical wet forest, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 267 times ex sifted leaf litter, 15 times Hojarasca, 3 times Wet forest. Ex sifted leaf litter., 2 times wet forest litter, 3 times ex sifted litter from forest floor, 2 times ex sifted litter, 1 times sifted leaf litter, 1 times forest litter, 1 times nid d ? cephalotes, 1 times Mixed primary forest litter & soil, 1 times Malaise trap, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 161 times MiniWinkler, 80 times MaxiWinkler, 42 times Winkler, 11 times Mini Winkler, 3 times Berlese, 0 times Winkler of rotten log, 1 times search, 1 times Sweeping, 1 times Berlese, cacao pod litter, 0 times Hypogaeic Winkler, 1 times Malaise, ...

Elevations: collected from 10 - 1700 meters, 863 meters average

Type specimens: syntype of Alfaria mus: casent0915118; syntype of Alfaria emeryi: casent0907194; syntype of Gnamptogenys minuta: casent0903849



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