Anochetus inermis

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Barbados, Colombia, Grenada, Lesser Antilles, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

Nomenclature

 * . Anochetus (Stenomyrmex) inermis André, 1889: 221 (w.) TRINIDAD.
 * Type-material: holotype worker.
 * Type-locality: Trinidad: (no further data) (no collector’s name).
 * Type-depository: MNHN.
 * Forel, 1897b: 298 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1976a: 60 (l.).
 * Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 48; Emery, 1894c: 186 (in key); Forel, 1897b: 298; Wheeler, W.M. 1905b: 121; Wheeler, W.M. 1911b: 168; Emery, 1911d: 110; Forel, 1912c: 29; Wheeler, W.M. 1922c: 3; Kempf, 1972a: 21; Brown, 1978c: 557, 613; Brandão, 1991: 325; Bolton, 1995b: 64; Zabala, 2008: 132; Wetterer, et al. 2016: 7; Fernández & Guerrero, 2019: 516.
 * Senior synonym of meinerti: Brown, 1978c: 557; Brandão, 1991: 325; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
 * Distribution: Colombia, Grenada, Martinique, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad, Venezuela.
 * meinerti. Anochetus inermis var. meinerti Forel, 1905b: 156 (w.) VENEZUELA, MARTINIQUE.
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-localities: Venezuela: La Moka (Meinert), and Martinique (A. Forel).
 * Type-depository: MHNG.
 * Wheeler, W.M. 1916d: 323 (q.m.).
 * Subspecies of inermis: Emery, 1911d: 110; Wheeler, W.M. 1916d: 323; Wheeler, W.M. 1922c: 3; Kempf, 1972a: 21.
 * Junior synonym of inermis: Brown, 1978c: 557; Brandão, 1991: 325; Bolton, 1995b: 65.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * CSIRO Collection
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