Gigantiops destructor

Distribution
This taxon was described from South America. It is also found in Venezuela.

Nomenclature

 *  destructor. Formica destructor Fabricius, 1804: 402 (w.) SOUTH AMERICA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1953c: 170 (l.). Combination in Gigantiops: Roger, 1863b: 11. Senior synonym of solitaria: Roger, 1862c: 287. See also: Wheeler, W.M. 1922b: 185; Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1968: 215.
 * solitaria. Formica solitaria Smith, F. 1858b: 45, pl.13, figs. 4, 5 (w.q.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of destructor: Roger, 1862c: 287.

Additional References

 * Mariano, C. S. F., da Silva Santos, I., Groc, S., Leroy, C., G., Malé P. J., Ruiz-Gonzalez, M. X., Cerdan, P., Dejean, A. & Delabie, J. H. C. 2011. The karyotypes of Gigantiops destructor (Fabricius) and other ants from French Guiana (Formicidae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 47, 140-146.