Poneracantha triangularis

Distribution
This taxon was described from Uruguay. It is also found in the United States, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Argentina, French Guiana and Costa Rica.

Nomenclature

 *  triangularis. Ectatomma (Gnamptogenys) triangulare Mayr, 1887: 544 (q.) URUGUAY. Emery, 1906c: 113 (w.). Combination in E. (Parectatomma): Emery, 1911d: 44; in Gnamptogenys: Brown, 1958g: 230. Senior synonym of richteri: Brown, 1958g: 230; of aculeaticoxae: Lattke, 1995: 190.
 * richteri. Ectatomma (Parectatomma) triangulare r. richteri Forel, 1913l: 203 (w.) ARGENTINA. Forel, 1914d: 265 (q.). Junior synonym of triangularis: Brown, 1958g: 230.
 * aculeaticoxae. Ectatomma (Parectatomma) aculeaticoxae Santschi, 1921g: 82 (w.m.) FRENCH GUIANA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971b: 1201 (l.). Combination in E. (Poneracantha): Santschi, 1929h: 476; in Gnamptogenys: Brown, 1958g: 227. Junior synonym of triangularis: Lattke, 1995: 190. See also: Lattke, 1990b: 5.

Additional References

 * [[Media:MacGown & Wetterer 2011.pdf|MacGown, J. A.; Wetterer, J. K. 2011. Geographic spread of Gnamptogenys triangularis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae). Psyche 2012: Article ID 571430, 4 pp. (doi:10.1155/2012/571430). PDF]]