Megalomyrmex staudingeri Emery, 1890

Brandão, Carlos Roberto F., 2003, Further Revisionary Studies On The Ant Genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Solenopsidini) C R F. B Abstract, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 43 (8), pp. 145-159 : 153

Megalomyrmex staudingeri Emery, 1890

Also from I. Zelner-Polania I received two workers of M. staudingeri collected in January 3 to 6, 1987, in Caño La Curia , Reserva Nacional La Macarena, 580 m. Meta, Colombia, sympatric with M. foreli .

Also from Colombia, I studied three samples sent by F. Fernández from the IHVL collection, as follows: one worker from Orito, Terrritório Kofan , Narinõ (00°30’N, 77°13’W), 700 m, bosque, cebo A3, collected in November 29, 1998 by E.L. Gonzales; one worker from R. Mesay, B. Amarillo, Parque Nacional Chiribiquete, Caquetá Solano, 300 m, ( T1 . T5 ), collected in January 28, 2000 by F. Quebedo; and three workers collected in Alto de Herrera , Diamante , Parque Nacional Tamá , Norte de Santander, 1000 m (07°07’N, 72°13’W), bosque, in November 22, 1999 by E. Gonzales .

From LACM, I studied eight workers of M. staudingeri collected in Estación Biologica Cocha Cashu , cerca 400 m of altitude, Departamiento Madre de Dios, Peru, collected in September 9, 1986 by D. W. Davidson in wet forest (accession number 86-4) .