Procryptocerus convergens

Schmid et al. (2014) found this ant nesting in infructescences (the stem and remains of buds and fruits above the level of the water reservoir in the rosette) of the bromeliad Vriesea friburgensis on Santa Catarina Island, Brazil.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil, Venezuela.

Nomenclature

 *  convergens. Cataulacus convergens Mayr, 1887: 564 (w.m.; not q., see Kempf, 1951: 97) BRAZIL. Kempf, 1957: 399 (q.). Combination in Procryptocerus: Emery, 1888c: 362. Subspecies of striatus: Emery, 1894c: 197; Forel, 1912e: 207; Santschi, 1933e: 117. Revived status as species and senior synonym of odiosa: Kempf, 1951: 95.
 * odiosa. Procryptocerus striatus var. odiosa Forel, 1912e: 206 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of convergens: Kempf, 1951: 95.