Megalomyrmex cyendyra

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Colombia, Ecuador.

Nomenclature

 *  cyendyra. Megalomyrmex cyendyra Brandão, 1990: 433, figs. 44, 54 (w.) COLOMBIA.

Description
Mandibles faintly striate: anterior clypeal bor­der straight without denticle: frontal suture im­ pressed: 21 ocular facets at compound eye larg­est diameter: (4-5) segmented antenna! club: oc­cipital margin not raised; promesonotal suture impressed only laterally, promesonotal profile continuous; mesostemum and metastemum with­ out acrotergites: dorsal face of propodeum indis­tinct from declivity; declivity striate: epipetiolar carina complete; non-pedunculate petiole with dorsal margin straight in side view: dorsal mar­gin of petiolar node round in frontal view; petio­lar spiracles laterally produced: ventral face of petiole without denticles. but with a longitudinal non-translucid flange that attains the spiracles region; ventral process of postpetiole globose: apex of postpetiole acuminate; genual plates round.
 * Worker

The co m posed name cyendyra means mother-sister in Tupi language. regarding the gamergate found with the Queremal sample.
 * Etymology