Nesomyrmex pleuriticus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Suriname, Venezuela.

Nomenclature

 *  pleuriticus. Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) pleuriticus Kempf, 1959c: 417 figs. 2, 22, 27 (w.q.m.) GUYANA. [First available use of Leptothorax (Goniothorax) echinatinodis subsp. aculeatinodis var. pleuriticus Wheeler, W.M. 1921f: 158; unavailable name.] Combination in Nesomyrmex: Bolton, 2003: 272.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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