Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi

Distribution
This taxon was described from France. It is also found in Italy, Portugal and Spain.

Portugal
Boieiro et al. (2002) - (collected from the)...field station of the Centro de Biologia Ambiental (Grandola, UTM - 29SNC3818) in an area densely covered by Cistus ladanifer, with an arboreal layer dominated by cork-oak (Quercus suber). (The single) specimen of this granivorous ant species was trapped during 25th June - 5th July 1998.

Nomenclature

 *  saulcyi. Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi Emery, 1889a: 440 (w.q.m.) FRANCE. Senior synonym of cabrerae: Collingwood, 1978: 68. Current subspecies: nominal plus latinodis.
 * cabrerae. Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi var. cabrerae Forel, 1897a: 133 (q.) SPAIN. [Also described as new by Forel, 1897c: 207 (footnote).] Junior synonym of saulcyi: Collingwood, 1978: 68.

Additional References

 * Boieiro, M., X. Espadaler, et al. (2002). "Four new species to the ant fauna of Portugal (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)." Bol. Soc. Port. Entomol. 202(VII-20): 254-259.