Brachymyrmex cordemoyi

Distribution
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi is widespread and known from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, the USA, Venezuela, and it has been introduced in New Caledonia, Seychelles, Vanuatu, Solomon Island, Saudi Arabia (Sharaf et al., 2016), Europe, and Asia (Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Comoros, Saudi Arabia, United Republic of Tanzania. Australasian Region: New Caledonia. Indo-Australian Region: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu. Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Réunion, Seychelles. Nearctic Region: United States. Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Biology
Sharaf et al. (2016) discuss this species introduced to Saudi Arabia: This species was found nesting in soil at the base of a date palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in King Saud University campus, Riyadh. Specimens were collected by sifting the soil which was a mixture of sandy clay, with much decaying organic material. Workers were found about 8 cm deep in the soil. Other ant species collected with B. cordemoyi included: Solenopsis saudiensis, Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Tapinoma simrothi and Cardiocondyla mauritanica.

Nomenclature

 *  cordemoyi. Brachymyrmex patagonicus var. cordemoyi Forel, 1895a: 49 (w.) REUNION I. Emery, 1906c: 180 (q.m.). Raised to species: Emery, 1906c: 179. Subspecies of patagonicus: Forel, 1908c: 399; Forel, 1912k: 165; Santschi, 1912e: 533. Revived status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1036; Emery, 1925b: 41. Current subspecies: nominal plus distinctus.
 * brevicornis. Brachymyrmex brevicornis Emery, 1906c: 180, figs. 38, 40, 41 (w.q.m.) ARGENTINA.
 * Junior synonym of cordemoyi: Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019: 37.
 * See also: Quirán, 2005: 765.
 * brevicornoeides. Brachymyrmex patagonicus var. brevicornoeides Forel, 1914d: 287 (w.q.m.) ARGENTINA.
 * Junior synonym of nigricans: Santschi, 1923b: 657 [brevicornoeides has priority as senior name, nigricans is its junior synonym: Bolton, 1995b: 81.]
 * Junior synonym of cordemoyi: Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019: 37.
 * distinctus. Brachymyrmex cordemoyi var. distincta Santschi, 1923b: 658, figs. 6, 50, 59 (w.q.) ARGENTINA.
 * Junior synonym of cordemoyi: Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019: 38.
 * fuscula. Brachymyrmex levis var. fuscula Emery, 1906c: 178 (w.q.) ARGENTINA.
 * Junior synonym of cordemoyi: Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019: 37.
 * nigricans. Brachymyrmex cordemoyi var. nigricans Santschi, 1916e: 395 (w.) ARGENTINA.
 * [First available use of Brachymyrmex patagonicus st. cordemoyi var. nigricans Santschi, 1912e: 533; unavailable name.]
 * Raised to species: Santschi, 1923b: 657.
 * Junior synonym of brevicornoeides: Santschi, 1923b: 657 [nigricans incorrectly given as senior name, brevicornoeides has priority].
 * Junior synonym of cordemoyi: Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019: 37.

Taxonomic Notes
Deyrup, Davis & Cover (2000) report a single collection of this species (as B. brevicornis) from Columbia County, Florida, in a mesic forested area. However, the identity of this species is problematical and the occurrence of this taxon in Florida needs to be confirmed.