Catalogue of " poneromorph" ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

The present catalogue lists the type specimes of 112 nominal " poneromorph" ant species housed in the Formicidae collection of the Hymenoptera laboratory, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP). The catalogue includes types of Amblyoponinae, Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae, Ponerinae, and Proceratiinae, that is, all poneromorph (sensu Bolton, 2003) but for the monotypic Paraponerinae, of which the collection bears no type specimens. We present here information on type categories (holotype, paratype, syntype, lectotype, and paralectotype), label data, nomenclatural changes since the original description and type specimens conservation status. At last we present indexes for the taxa names presented.

Polydomy in the ant Ectatomma opaciventre

“…Ants of the genus Ectatomma belong to the family Ectatomminae ( Bolton et al 2007 ) and are endemic to the Neotropical Region ( Brown Jr 1958 ; Lattke 1994 , 2003). Among the 14 species of the genus, 10 can be found in Brazil: E. brunneum, E. edentatum, E. lugens, E. muticum, E. opaciventre, E. permagnum, E. planidens, E. ruidum, E. suzanae , and E. tuberculatum ( Kugler and Brown 1982 ; Oliveira and Brandão 1991 ; Santos et al 1999 ; Silvestre and Silva 2001; Marinho et al 2002 ; Franz and Wcislo 2003 ; Corrêa et al 2006 ; Marques and Del-Claro 2006 ; Delabie et al 2007 ; Vieira et al 2007 ; Scott-Santos et al 2008 ).…”

Polydomy in the antEctatomma opaciventre

“…Among the 14 species of the genus, 10 can be found in Brazil: E. brunneum, E. edentatum, E. lugens, E. muticum, E. opaciventre, E. permagnum, E. planidens, E. ruidum, E. suzanae, and E. tuberculatum (Kugler and Brown 1982;Oliveira and Brandão 1991;Santos et al 1999;Silvestre and Silva 2001;Marinho et al 2002;Franz and Wcislo 2003;Corrêa et al 2006;Marques and Del-Claro 2006;Delabie et al 2007;Vieira et al 2007;Scott-Santos et al 2008).…”

A catalogue of the Pseudomyrmecinae ants type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

“…The present catalogue is the third of a series which aims to list all ant types hereby deposited. We have published thus far a catalogue of the Attini ants (Myrmicinae), including a history of the MZUSP Formicidae collection (Klingenberg & Brandão, 2005), and a catalogue of "Poneromorph" ant types (Scott-Santos et al 2008).…”