Dorymyrmex thoracicus

De Oliveira et al. (2015), studying ant occupancy of Cecropia trees in southwest Bahia, Brazil, found a colony of  nesting in a Cecropia pachystachya tree.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela.

Nomenclature

 *  thoracicus. Dorymyrmex (Conomyrma) thoracicus Gallardo, 1916a: 52 (w.) ARGENTINA. [First available use of Dorymyrmex pyramicus st. brunneus var. thoracica Santschi, 1912e: 531; unavailable name.] Crozier, 1970: 114 (k.). Combination in Conomyrma (Biconomyrma): Kusnezov, 1952g: 430; in Dorymyrmex: Shattuck, 1992c: 85. Current subspecies: nominal plus gracilis, tigris.