Apterostigma collare

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua.

Nomenclature

 * . Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896g: 99, pl. 1, fig. 18 (w.q.) COSTA RICA.
 * Forel, 1899c: 38 (m.).
 * Status as species: Forel, 1899c: 38; Wheeler, W.M. 1911h: 208 (in key); Mann, 1922: 51; Emery, 1924d: 338; Weber, 1938b: 168; Weber, 1958c: 246; Kempf, 1972a: 24; Brandão, 1991: 326; Bolton, 1995b: 74; Lattke, 1997: 147 (redescription).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * INBio Collection (via Gbif)
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 * Weber N. A. 1941. The biology of the fungus-growing ants. Part VII. The Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, species. Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 12: 93-130.
 * Weber N. A. 1958. Synonymies and types of Apterostigma (Hym: Formicidae). Entomological News 69: 243-251.