Cyphomyrmex minutus

Distribution
This taxon was described from Cuba. It is also found in the United States, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Paraguay, French Guiana, Guyana, Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.

Nomenclature

 *  minutus. Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862: 691 (w.) CUBA. Mayr, 1887: 558 (q.m.). Junior synonym of rimosus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 150; Forel, 1895b: 137. Revived from synonymy as subspecies of rimosus: Emery, 1894c: 225; Wheeler, W.M. 1905b: 106. Subspecies of rimosus: Emery, 1924d: 342; Creighton, 1950a: 316; Kempf, 1966: 162. Revived status as species: Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490. Senior synonym of steinheili: Mayr, 1887: 558; of comalensis: Creighton, 1950a: 315; of arnoldi, atrata, breviscapus, flavescens, venezuelensis: Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490.
 * steinheili. Cyphomyrmex steinheili Forel, 1885a: 368 (w.) MEXICO. Junior synonym of minutus: Mayr, 1887: 558.
 * comalensis. Cyphomyrmex rimosus var. comalensis Wheeler, W.M. 1907c: 719, pl. 49, fig. 1 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of minutus: Creighton, 1950a: 315.
 * atrata. Atta (Cyphomyrmex) rimosa r. atrata Forel, 1912e: 188 (w.q.m.) COLOMBIA. Combination in Cyphomyrmex: Emery, 1924d: 342. Junior synonym of minutus: Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490.
 * arnoldi. Cyphomyrmex rimosus var. arnoldi Aguayo, 1932: 223 (w.) JAMAICA. Junior synonym of minutus: Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490.
 * venezuelensis. Cyphomyrmex rimosus subsp. venezuelensis Weber, 1938b: 188 (w.) VENEZUELA. Junior synonym of transversus: Weber, 1958d: 261. Revived from synonymy as subspecies of rimosus: Kempf, 1966: 162. Junior synonym of minutus: Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490.
 * breviscapus. Cyphomyrmex rimosus subsp. breviscapus Weber, 1940a: 412 (diagnosis in key) (w.) PANAMA. Junior synonym of minutus: Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490.
 * flavescens. Cyphomyrmex rimosus subsp. flavescens Weber, 1940a: 411 (in key and footnote) (w.) HAITI. [First available use of Cyphomyrmex rimosus subp. minutus var. flavidus Wheeler, W.M. 1936b: 204; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of minutus: Snelling & Longino, 1992: 490.