Myrmelachista ruzskyi

Nests arboreally and also forms satellite nests in downed twigs in the leaf litter (Nakano et al. 2012; Fernandes et al., 2018).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil.

Nomenclature

 *  ruzskyi. Myrmelachista ruszkii Forel, 1903c: 265 (diagnosis in key) (w.) BRAZIL.
 * [Justified emendation of spelling to ruzskyi: Forel, 1904c: 1.]
 * Combination in M. (Decamera): Emery, 1925b: 33.
 * Combination in M. (Hincksidris): Kempf, 1972a: 150.
 * Status as species: Emery, 1925b: 33; Borgmeier, 1927c: 140; Kempf, 1972a: 150; Bolton, 1995b: 276.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Fernandes T. T., R. R. Silva, D. Rodrigues de Souza-Campana, O. Guilherme Morais da Silva, and M. Santina de Castro Morini. 2019. Winged ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) presence in twigs on the leaf litter of Atlantic Forest. Biota Neotropica 19(3): http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2018-0694
 * Fernandes T. T., W. Dattilo, R. R. Silva, P. Luna, C. M. Oliveira, and M. Santina de Castro Morini. 2019. Ant occupation of twigs in the leaf litter of the Atlantic Forest: influence of the environment and external twig structure. Tropical Conservation Science 12: 1-9.