Dinoponera gigantea

Distribution
This taxon was described from Brazil. It is also found in Peru.

Nomenclature

 *  gigantea. Ponera gigantea Perty, 1833: 135, pl. 27, fig. 3 (w.) BRAZIL. Kempf, 1971: 372 (m.). Combination in Dinoponera: Roger, 1861a: 38. Senior synonym of grandis: Roger, 1861a: 38; Kempf, 1971: 371.
 * grandis. Ponera grandis Guérin-Méneville, 1838: 206 (w.) BRAZIL. Emery, 1911a: 219 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1986a: 387 (l.). Combination in Dinoponera: Roger, 1861a: 38. Junior synonym of gigantea: Roger, 1861a: 38; Kempf, 1971: 371. See also: Haskins & Zahl, 1971: 1.

Additional References

 * Santos, I.S., Delabie, J.H.C., Silva, J.G., Costa, M.A., Barros, L.A.C., Pompolo, S.G. & Mariano, C.S.F. 2012. Karyotype differentiation among four Dinoponera (Formicidae: Ponerinae) species. Florida Entomologist 95(3), 737-742