Dinoponera quadriceps

Distribution
This taxon was described from Brazil.

Dinoponera quadriceps is found in the Caatingas, Cerrados, upland humid forest and Atlantic forest (Kempf 1971, Paiva and Brandão 1995) in the northeastern Brazilian states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Paraiba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte (Lenhart, Dash & Mackay, 2013).

Nomenclature

 * opaca. Dinoponera opaca Kempf, 1971: 379 (w.) BRAZIL. [First available use of Dinoponera grandis st. mutica var. opaca Santschi, 1921g: 84; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of quadriceps: Kempf, 1975c: 344.
 *  quadriceps. Dinoponera quadriceps Kempf, 1971: 380 (w.) BRAZIL. [First available use of Dinoponera grandis st. mutica var. quadriceps Santschi, 1921g: 84; unavailable name.] Senior synonym of opaca: Kempf, 1975c: 344.

Additional References

 * Lenhart, P.A., Dash, S.T. & Mackay, W.P. 2013. A revision of the giant Amazonian ants of the genus Dinoponera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 31, 119–164.
 * [[Media:Medeiros et al 2012.pdf| Jeniffer Camara Medeiros, Arrilton Araujo, Helder F. P. Araújo, João Paulo C. Queiroz, Alexandre Vasconcellos. 2012. Seasonal activity of Dinoponera quadriceps Santschi (Formicidae, Ponerinae) in the semi-arid Caatinga of northeastern Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 56(1):81-85. PDF]]
 * Santos, I.S., Delabie, J.H.C., Silva, J.G., Costa, M.A., Barros, L.A.C., Pompolo, S.G. & Mariano, C.S.F. 2012. Karyotype differentiation among four Dinoponera (Formicidae: Ponerinae) species. Florida Entomologist 95(3), 737-742