Odontomachus chelifer

De la Mora et al. (2016) found this species nesting in logs found in coffee farms and forests in the Soconusco region of Chiapas, Mexico. A small percentage of pupae were found to be parasitized by eucharitid wasps.

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

Nomenclature

 *  chelifer. Formica chelifera Latreille, 1802c: 188, pl. 8, fig. 51 (w.) SOUTH AMERICA (no locality given). Forel, 1909a: 252 (q.m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1952c: 651 (l.). Combination in Odontomachus: Latreille, 1809: 128. Senior synonym of emacerata: Brown, 1976a: 103; of leptocephalus: Emery, 1911d: 114; of theresiae: Forel, 1899c: 19; Brown, 1976a: 103.
 * leptocephalus. Odontomachus chelifer var. leptocephalus Emery, 1890b: 45, pl. 5, fig. 2 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of chelifer: Emery, 1911d: 114.
 * theresiae. Odontomachus haematodes r. theresiae Forel, 1895a: 41 (w.) MEXICO. Emery, 1901a: 53 (m.). Subspecies of chelifer: Emery, 1901a: 53; Forel, 1912c: 28; Kempf, 1972a: 170. Junior synonym of chelifer: Forel, 1899c: 19; Brown, 1976a: 103.
 * emacerata. Odontomachus chelifer var. emacerata Santschi, 1922d: 243 (w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of chelifer: Brown, 1976a: 103.