Discothyrea humilis

Identification
Chaul (2020) reporting on differences between characters of Discothyrea bobi and D. humilis, noted the following about this species: well-defined propodeal corners; posterior margin of petiole node in profile high.

Distribution
Central America, northern South America, Lesser Antilles

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela.

Nomenclature

 *  humilis. Discothyrea humilis Weber, 1939a: 100 (q.) PANAMA. See also: Sosa-Calvo & Longino, 2008: 226.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * Brown W. L., Jr. 1958. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. II. Tribe Ectatommini (Hymenoptera). Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 118: 173-362.
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 * Kaspari M., D. Donoso, J. A. Lucas, T. Zumbusch, and A. D. Kay. 2012. Using nutritional ecology to predict community structure: a field test in Neotropical ants. Ecosphere 3(11): art.93.
 * Longino, J.T. 2010. Personal Communication. Longino Collection Database
 * Rodriguez E. R., and J. E. Lattke. 2012. Diversidad de hormigas en un gradiente altitudinal de la cordillera de la Costa, Venezuela. Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa (S.E.A.) 50: 295?304.
 * Smith M. R., and M. W. Wing. 1955. Redescription of Discothyrea testacea Roger, a little-known North American ant, with notes on the genus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 62: 105-112.
 * Weber N. A. 1939. New ants of rare genera and a new genus of ponerine ants. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 32: 91-104.