Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2021)
Acanthognathus brevicornis Smith, 1944c PDF: 151 (w.q.) PANAMA. Neotropic. Primary type information: Type locality.-Canal Zone: Barro Colorado Island (James Zetek). Described from a holotype worker and an allotype female. Two paratype females do not differ appreciably from the allotype. All of these are deposited in the United States National Museum under U.S. N. M. No. 56862. The ants were collected sometime during the period from June to October 1943, and bear the label, Zetek No. 5105.
AntCat AntWiki HOL Taxonomic history
Status as species:
Kempf, 1964e PDF: 67;
Brown & Kempf, 1969 PDF: 94 (redescription);
Kempf, 1972b PDF: 9;
Bolton, 1995b: 53;
Bolton, 1999 PDF: 1652;
Bolton, 2000: 16;
Sosa-Calvo et al., 2006 PDF: 820;
Galvis & Fernández, 2009 PDF: 246;
Sosa-Calvo et al., 2010 PDF: 39 (in key);
Silva & Brandão, 2014 10.1007/s13744-013-0192-7 PDF: 163;
Bezděčková et al., 2015 PDF: 114;
Fernández & Serna, 2019 PDF: 831.
// Distribution
Distribution:
Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists)
: Americas: Brazil,
Colombia,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Panama,
Peru Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists)
: Neotropical
Specimen Habitat Summary
Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in 1� forest, 1 times found in Bamboo forest, 1 times found in Plateau.
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times LeafLitter, 1 times ex sifted leaf litter.
Collected most commonly using these methods: 2 times Winkler extractor, 1 times litter sample, 1 times winkler, 1 times Winkler48h.
Elevations: collected from 252 - 800 meters, 517 meters average
Collect Date Range: collected between 1958-01-01 and 2018-03-16
Type specimens:
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Mexico
United States
India
Madagascar
Canada
Brazil
China
Greece
Spain
Australia