Megalomyrmex silvestrii

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Nomenclature

 *  silvestrii. Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, W.M. 1909b: 235 (w.) MEXICO. Combination in M. (Wheelerimyrmex): Mann, 1922: 29. Senior synonym of brasiliensis, langi, misionensis, sjostedti, wheeleri: Kempf & Brown, 1968: 97. See also: Brandão, 1990: 443.
 * langi. Megalomyrmex (Wheelerimyrmex) sjostedti var. langi Wheeler, W.M. 1925a: 31 (w.m.) GUYANA. Junior synonym of silvestrii: Kempf & Brown, 1968: 97.
 * sjostedti. Megalomyrmex (Wheelerimyrmex) sjostedti Wheeler, W.M. 1925a: 30 (w.q.) PERU. Junior synonym of silvestrii: Kempf & Brown, 1968: 97.
 * brasiliensis. Megalomyrmex (Wheelerimyrmex) brasiliensis Borgmeier, 1930: 34, pl. 5, figs. 33, 35 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of silvestrii: Kempf & Brown, 1968: 97.
 * misionensis. Megalomyrmex (Wheelerimyrmex) brasiliensis var. misionensis Santschi, 1936d: 405 (w.) ARGENTINA. Junior synonym of silvestrii: Kempf & Brown, 1968: 97.
 * wheeleri. Megalomyrmex (Cepobroticus) wheeleri Weber, 1940a: 425, figs. 15, 16 (w.q.) PANAMA. Junior synonym of silvestrii: Kempf & Brown, 1968: 97.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Boudinot, B.E., Sumnicht, T.P. & Adams, R.M.M. 2013. Central American ants of the genus Megalomyrmex Forel six new species and keys to workers and males (small file).pdf|Boudinot, B.E., Sumnicht, T.P. & Adams, R.M.M. 2013. Central American ants of the genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): six new species and keys to workers and males. Zootaxa 3732, 1-82.]]