Prionopelta minuta

Identification
Lateral portion of frons with foveolate sculpturing nearly confluent and inconspicuous shiny interspaces appearing as small raised margins. Twelve antennomeres. Posterior margin of subpetiolar process straight.

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

Biology
The species is mainly known from leaf litter and dead wood samples collected in well preserved forests; reported at elevations of 152-1430m.

Nomenclature

 * . Prionopelta minuta Ladino & Feitosa, 2020: 234, figs. 23, 24, 35C (w.q.) BRAZIL, COLOMBIA.
 * Type-material: holotype worker, 21 paratype workers.
 * Type-locality: holotype Brazil: Rondônia, Itapuã do Oeste, Floresta Nacional do Jamari, -9.9780, -62.9780, 3-10.iii.2016, Winkler (A.C. Ferreira & L. Cunha); paratypes with same data.
 * Type-depositories: DZUP (holotype); DZUP, INPA, MCZC, MPEG, MZSP, USNM.
 * [Note: Ladino & Feitosa also mention a depository ICN, which is not in their list of depositories (Ladino & Feitosa, 2020: 202).]
 * DistributionL Brazil, Colombia.