Prionopelta dubia

Prionopelta dubia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Amblyoponinae
Tribe:	Amblyoponini
Genus:	Prionopelta
Species:	P. dubia
Binomial name
Prionopelta dubia Ladino & Feitosa, 2020

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Belize, Bolivia (type locality), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

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.

• dubia. Prionopelta dubia Ladino & Feitosa, 2020: 226, figs. 18-21, 35A (w.q.m.) BOLIVIA, BELIZE, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, FRENCH GUIANA, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PERU, SURINAME, VENEZUELA.
  • Type-material: holotype worker, 6 paratype workers.
  • Type-locality: holotype Bolivia: Beni, Est. Biol. Beni, 42 km. E San Borja, 210 m., 14°48’S, 66°23’W, 5.ix.1987, #9085-20, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), tropical moist forest #9085-1 (P.S. Ward); paratypes with same data.
  • Type-depositories: DZUP (holotype); CASC, DZUP, USNM (paratypes).
  • Distribution: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

References

• Albuquerque, E., Prado, L., Andrade-Silva, J., Siqueira, E., Sampaio, K., Alves, D., Brandão, C., Andrade, P., Feitosa, R., Koch, E., Delabie, J., Fernandes, I., Baccaro, F., Souza, J., Almeida, R., Silva, R. 2021. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa 5001, 1–83 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5001.1.1).
• Ladino, N., Feitosa, R.M. 2020. Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta Mayr, 1866 (Formicidae: Amblyoponinae) for the Neotropical region. Zootaxa 4821 (2): 201–249 (doi:[https://doi.org/10.11646%2Fzootaxa.482%2A%5B%5BMedia%3ATibcherani%2C+M.%2C+Garbin%2C+B.O.+2021.+First+record+of+Prionopelta+punctulata+from+Brazilian+Pantanal.pdf%7CTibcherani%2C+M.%2C+Garbin%2C+B.O.%2C+Aranda%2C+R.+2021.+First+record+of+%27%27Prionopelta+punctulata%27%27+Mayr%2C+1866+%28Hymenoptera%3A+Formicidae%29+from+Brazilian+Pantanal.+International+Journal+of+Zoology+Studies+6%282%29%3A+41-43.%5D%5D%0A1.2.1 10.11646/zootaxa.482*Tibcherani, M., Garbin, B.O., Aranda, R. 2021. First record of Prionopelta punctulata Mayr, 1866 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Brazilian Pantanal. International Journal of Zoology Studies 6(2): 41-43.

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