Pseudomyrmex phyllophilus

Schmid et al. (2014) found this ant nesting in infructescences (the stem and remains of buds and fruits above the level of the water reservoir in the rosette) of the bromeliad Vriesea friburgensis on Santa Catarina Island, Brazil.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay.

Nomenclature

 *  phyllophilus. Pseudomyrma phyllophila Smith, F. 1858b: 156 (w.) BRAZIL. Combination in Pseudomyrmex: Kempf, 1967c: 8. Senior synonym of mutica (and its junior synonym paulina): Kempf, 1967c: 8.
 * mutica. Pseudomyrma mutica Mayr, 1887: 627 (w.q.m.) BRAZIL. Combination in Pseudomyrmex: Kempf, 1960a: 7. Senior synonym of paulina: Kempf, 1961a: 386. Junior synonym of phyllophilus: Kempf, 1967c: 8. See also: Gallardo, 1932a: 58.
 * paulina. Pseudomyrma championi var. paulina Wheeler, W.M. 1916d: 324 (w.) BRAZIL. [First available use of Pseudomyrma championii subsp. haytiana var. paulina Forel, 1911c: 305; unavailable name (Ward, 1990: 487).] Junior synonym of mutica: Kempf, 1961a: 386.