Ectatomma lugens

This species was found in semideciduous mesophytic forest pitfall-trap samples. The study (Lange et al. 2015) examined the ant community within a patch (11.2 hectares) of forest in an urban park (Araguari, Brazil).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname.

Nomenclature

 *  lugens. Ectatomma opaciventre var. lugens Emery, 1894c: 144 (w.) BRAZIL. Almeida, 1987: 177 (q.). Subspecies of strigosum: Forel, 1909a: 265. Raised to species: Brown, 1958g: 208.