Alfaria striolata

Identification
A widespread distribution in South America, but documented with relatively sparse and widely scattered occurrence records.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil.

Nomenclature

 * . Alfaria striolata Borgmeier, 1957: 116, figs. 27-29 (w.) BRAZIL (Santa Catarina).
 * Type-material: holotype worker, 1 paratype worker.
 * Type-locality: holotype Brazil: Santa Catarina, Nova Teutonia, x.1955 (F. Plaumann); paratype with same data.
 * Type-depositories: MZSP (holotype); MCZC (paratype).
 * Combination in Gnamptogenys: Brown, 1958g: 229;
 * combination in Alfaria: Camacho, Franco, Branstetter, et al. 2022: 10.
 * Status as species: Brown, 1958g: 229; Kempf, 1967a: 123; Kempf, 1972a: 115; Lattke, 1992a: 128; Bolton, 1995b: 211; Lattke, et al. 2007: 264 (in key); Feitosa, 2015c: 98; Lattke & Delsinne, 2016: 144 (in key); Camacho, et al. 2020: 462 (in key); Camacho, Franco, Branstetter, et al. 2022: 10.
 * Distribution: Brazil.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Borgmeier T. 1957. Myrmecologische Studien, I. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 29: 103-128.
 * Favretto M. A., E. Bortolon dos Santos, and C. J. Geuster. 2013. Entomofauna from West of Santa Catarina State, South of Brazil. EntomoBrasilis 6 (1): 42-63.
 * Franco W., N. Ladino, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, J. Orivel, M. Fichaux, S. Groc, M. Leponce, and R. M. Feitosa. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674(5): 509-543.
 * Kempf W. W. 1967. New ants from southeastern and central Brazil (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Studia Entomologica 9: 121-128.
 * Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
 * Rosa da Silva R. 1999. Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) do oeste de Santa Catarina: historico das coletas e lista atualizada das especies do Estado de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 12(2): 75-100.
 * Scott-Santos, C.P., F.A. Esteves, C.R.F. Brandao. 2008. Catalogue of "Poneromorph" ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 48(11):75-88.
 * da Silva R. R., and R. Silvestre. 2000. Diversidade de formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) em Seara, oeste de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 13(2): 85-105.
 * da Silva, R.R. and R. Silvestre. 2004. Riqueza da fauna de formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) que habita as camadas superficiais do solo em Seara, Santa Catarina. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 44(1): 1-11