“…The surveys carried out in Brazil point the low occurrence of ants of this genus, more in hospitals as carriers of pathogenic bacteria, acting as a mechanical vector (ZARZUELA et al, 2002, LISE et al, 2006BICHO et al, 2007;. Furthermore, the presence of endosymbionts -cysts of Escherichia coliwas evidenced in the species C. rufipes (VILLANI et al, 2008). (GAZETA et al, 2007), Goiás (PESQUERO et al, 2008), Minas Gerais , FONSECA et al, 2010COSTA et al, 2006), Santa Catarina (LISE et al, 2006), and Rio Grande do Sul (BICHO et al, 2007), Mato Grosso do Sul (FERREIRA et al, 2008), and Ceará (PANTOJA et al, 2009).…”