Megalomyrmex peetersi

Megalomyrmex peetersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Megalomyrmex
Species:	M. peetersi
Binomial name
Megalomyrmex peetersi Prado & Adams, 2020

At a Glance

• Ergatoid queen

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Colombia, Costa Rica (type locality), Panama.

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.

• peetersi. Megalomyrmex peetersi Prado & Adams, in Sozanski, et al. 2020: 3, figs. 1-3 (w.ergatoid q.m.) COSTA RICA, PANAMA, COLOMBIA.
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 6 paratype workers.
  • Type-locality: holotype Costa Rica: Heredia, La Selva Biol. Station, 50-150 m., 10°26’N, 84°01’W, iv.1994, INBio-OET, baiting study, NNB/PLT/02 (N. Barger & J. Longino); paratypes with same data.
  • Type-depositories: MZSP (holotype); DZUP, MPEG, MZSP (paratypes).
  • Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama.

References

• Prado, L.P., Silva, R.R., Brandão, C.R.F., Morini, M.S.C., Adams, R.M.M. 2021. A natural history account of Megalomyrmex ayri Brandão, 1990 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Insectes Sociaux (doi:10.1007/s00040-021-00840-6).
• Sozanski, K., Prado, L.P., Mularo, A.J., Sadowski, V.A., Jones, T.H., Adams, R.M.M. 2020. Venom function of a new species of Megalomyrmex Forel, 1885 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Toxins 12, 679 (doi:10.3390/toxins12110679).