Gnamptogenys rugimala

Gnamptogenys rugimala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ectatomminae
Tribe:	Ectatommini
Genus:	Gnamptogenys
Species:	G. rugimala
Binomial name
Gnamptogenys rugimala Marcineiro, & Lattke, 2020

Both the known specimens of this species were captured using Winkler extractors. Both came from an Atlantic forest region, classified as Cfb on Köppen climate classification, with annual rainfall of 1,550 mm and average temperature of 17°C through the year (Alvares et al., 2014). According to IBGE (2019), these areas are defined as Floresta Ombrófila Densa Montana in association with secondary vegetation. This vegetation is found in altitudes ranging from 400 to 1.000 meters and generally has a thin soil layer, bearing trees of 20 meters height on average, with small leaves and thin trunks. Both specimens were found at an approximate altitude of 850m.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• rugimala. Gnamptogenys rugimala Marcineiro & Lattke, 2020: 2, fig. 1 (w.) BRAZIL (São Paulo, Paraná).
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 1 paratype worker.
  • Type-locality: holotype Brazil: São Paulo, Salesópolis, E.B.B., 5-7.vii.1997, transect 1, winkler 10 (C.I. Yamamoto); paratype Brazil: Paraná, Tunas, Parque das Lauráceas, -24.8544°, -48.7167°, 21-29.ii.2001, transecto 1, winkler 24 (Silva & Eberhardt).
  • Type-depository: MZSP.
  • Status as species: Camacho, Franco, Branstetter, et al. 2022: 11.
  • Distribution: Brazil.

References

• Camacho, G.P., Franco, W., Branstetter, M.G., Pie, M.R., Longino, J.T., Schultz, T.R., Feitosa, R.M. 2022. UCE phylogenomics resolves major relationships among Ectaheteromorph ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae): A new classification for the subfamilies and the description of a new genus. Insect Systematics and Diversity 6(1): 5; 1–20 (doi:10.1093/isd/ixab026).
• Marcineiro, F.S.R., Lattke, J. 2020. A new species of the Gnamptogenys Mordax subgroup (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with an Identification key to the species within the subgroup. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 64(2):e20190011 (doi:10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2019-0011).