Leptanilloides atlanticus

The only known sample of this species includes 39 workers (six in alcohol) captured in a single pitfall trap set on the forest floor, at 800 m altitude. The collection point is a patch of secondary montane Atlantic Forest. The predominant climate in the region is humid, without a well-defined dry season; annual rainfall ranges from c.1860 to c.4400 mm (see Uehara-Prado et al. 2009 for site details).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil.

Nomenclature

 *  atlantica. Leptanilloides atlantica Silva, Brandão, Feitosa & Freitas, 2013: 3, figs. 1A-D, 2A-F (w.) BRAZIL.