Brachymyrmex degener

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil, Colombia , French Guiana, Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago.

Nomenclature

 *  degener. Brachymyrmex coactus subsp. degener Emery, 1906c: 177 (w.) BRAZIL.
 * Raised to species: Santschi, 1923b: 670.
 * Senior synonym of incisus, luederwaldti, niger: Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019: 42.
 * incisus. Brachymyrmex incisus Forel, 1912i: 63 (w.m.) COLOMBIA.
 * Junior synonym of degener: Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019: 42.
 * luederwaldti. Brachymyrmex luederwaldti Santschi, 1923b: 672, figs. 36, 66 (w.) BRAZIL.
 * Junior synonym of degener: Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019: 42.
 * niger. Brachymyrmex admotus r. niger Forel, 1912i: 62 (w.) BRAZIL.
 * [Brachymyrmex admotus r. niger Forel, 1908e: 63. Nomen nudum.]
 * Junior synonym of degener: Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019: 42.

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