Megalomyrmex glaesarius

Field observations during 2014 in Loja, southern Ecuador, have shown the species to be relatively common in the southern periphery of the city.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Ecuador, Peru.

Biology
Field observations during 2014 in Loja, southern Ecuador, have shown the species to be relatively common in the southern periphery of the city. One colony was found in the botanical garden of the Universidad Nacional de Loja (UNL), nesting under decomposing wood under the shade of secondary vegetation. The amount of workers easily surpassed a hundred individuals. Other nests have been found on the UNL campus. One under pavement, shaded by trees, with foragers exploring the gardens, and another within a crack in the pavement surrounding a building in an exposed situation with no trees, only a disturbed area with sparse grass. Foragers seem to be more active during sunny weather.

Nomenclature

 *  glaesarius. Megalomyrmex glaesarius Kempf, 1970b: 355, figs. 1, 2 (w.) Vieira, J.M. 2005: 82 (m.). PERU. See also: Brandão, 1990: 435.