Ectatomma edentatum

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Nomenclature

 * . Ectatomma edentatum Roger, 1863a: 173 (w.) ARGENTINA (Buenos Aires).
 * Type-material: holotype (?) worker.
 * [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
 * Type-locality: Argentina: La Plata (no collector’s name).
 * Type-depository: MNHU.
 * Emery, 1901c: 199 (l.); Almeida, 1987: 175 (q.).
 * Combination in Ectatomma (Ectatomma): Mayr, 1887: 539.
 * Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 17; Mayr, 1863: 459; Emery, 1888c: 353; Dalla Torre, 1893: 24; von Jhering, 1894: 380; Emery, 1896h: 625; Emery, 1906c: 113; Emery, 1911d: 43; Forel, 1912c: 31; Santschi, 1912e: 521; Bruch, 1914: 213; Bruch, 1915: 528; Santschi, 1916e: 366; Gallardo, 1918b: 35 (redescription); Luederwaldt, 1918: 34; Borgmeier, 1923: 56; Eidmann, 1936a: 33; Kusnezov, 1953b: 336; Kusnezov, 1957b: 14 (in key); Brown, 1958g: 208, 296; Kempf, 1972a: 104; Kempf & Lenko, 1976: 50; Kugler, C. & Brown, 1982: 4; Almeida: 1987: 175; Zolessi, et al. 1988: 2; Brandão, 1991: 341; Fernández, 1991: 554 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 186; Wild, 2007b: 26; Arias-Penna, 2008b: 61; Bezděčková, et al. 2015: 110; Feitosa, 2015c: 97; Feitosa & Prada-Achiardi, 2019: 665; Camacho, Franco, Branstetter, et al. 2022: 10.
 * Senior synonym of inversa: Brown, 1958g: 208; Kempf, 1972a: 104; Bolton, 1995b: 186.
 * Senior synonym of iris: Brown, 1958g: 208; Kempf, 1972a: 104; Bolton, 1995b: 186.
 * Senior synonym of macdonaghi: Kugler, C. & Brown, 1982: 4; Brandão, 1991: 342; Bolton, 1995b: 186.
 * Senior synonym of morgani: Kugler, C. & Brown, 1982: 4; Brandão, 1991: 342; Bolton, 1995b: 186.
 * Material of the unavailable name densestriata referred here by Brown, 1958g: 208; Kempf, 1972a: 104; Bolton, 1995b: 186.
 * Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Uruguay, Venezuela.
 * inversa. Ectatomma edentatum st. inversa Santschi, 1912e: 521 (w.) URUGUAY.
 * Type-material: holotype worker.
 * Type-locality: Uruguay: Nueva Helvecia (von Steiger).
 * Type-depository: NHMB.
 * Subspecies of edentatum: Gallardo, 1918b: 38.
 * Junior synonym of edentatum: Brown, 1958g: 208; Kempf, 1972a: 104; Bolton, 1995b: 187.
 * iris. Ectatomma edentatum var. iris Forel, 1909a: 253 (w.m.) PARAGUAY.
 * Type-material: paratype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype male.
 * Type-locality: Paraguay: San Bernardino (Fiebrig).
 * Type-depository: MHNG.
 * Subspecies of edentatum: Emery, 1911d: 43; Forel, 1912c: 31; Luederwaldt, 1918: 34; Borgmeier, 1923: 57.
 * Junior synonym of edentatum: Brown, 1958g: 208; Kempf, 1972a: 104; Bolton, 1995b: 187.
 * macdonaghi. Ectatomma edentatum r. macdonaghi Forel, 1915c: 351 (w.) ARGENTINA (no province data).
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Argentina: Estacion Sosa (MacDonagh).
 * Type-depository: MHNG.
 * Subspecies of edentatum: Bruch, 1915: 528; Gallardo, 1918b: 37.
 * Status as species: Brown, 1958g: 208; Kempf, 1972a: 104.
 * Junior synonym of edentatum: Kugler, C. & Brown, 1982: 4; Brandão, 1991: 342; Bolton, 1995b: 187.
 * morgani. Ectatomma morgani Forel, 1912c: 31 (w.) PERU.
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: Peru: (no further data) (Staudinger & Bang-Haas).
 * Type-depository: MHNG.
 * Status as species: Brown, 1958g: 208, 297; Kempf, 1961b: 490; Kempf, 1972a: 104.
 * Junior synonym of edentatum: Kugler, C. & Brown, 1982: 4; Brandão, 1991: 342; Bolton, 1995b: 187.

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