Cyatta abscondita Sosa -Calvo et al. 2013

Oliveira, Aline Machado, Feitosa, Rodrigo Machado, Vasconcelos, Heraldo Luis & Maravalhas, Jonas, 2016, New distribution records of the savanna specialist fungus-farming ant Cyatta Sosa-Calvo et al. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), Biodiversity Data Journal 4, pp. 10673-10673 : 10673

Cyatta abscondita Sosa -Calvo et al. 2013

Materials

Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: recordedBy: J. Sosa-Calvo, T.R. Schultz col.; individualCount: 5; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Distrito Federal; county: Brasília; locality: Fazenda Agua Limpa ; verbatimElevation: 1071-1106m; locationRemarks: Cerrado sensu stricto; decimalLatitude: -15.9524; decimalLongitude: -47.90133; Identification: identifiedBy: J. Sosa-Calvo; dateIdentified: 2013; Event: samplingProtocol: Hand sampling; eventDate: 23.ii.2009 - 20.ix.2012; Record Level: collectionID: MZSP; collectionCode: USNMENT00756921-00758307 Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: recordedBy: J. Sosa-Calvo, T.R. Schultz col.; individualCount: 2; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Distrito Federal; county: Brasília; locality: Fazenda Agua Limpa ; verbatimElevation: 1071-1106m; locationRemarks: Cerrado sensu stricto; decimalLatitude: -15.9524; decimalLongitude: -47.90133; Identification: identifiedBy: J. Sosa-Calvo; dateIdentified: 2013; Event: samplingProtocol: Hand sampling; eventDate: 23.ii.2009 - 20.ix.2012; Record Level: collectionID: DZUP; collectionCode: USNMENT00758319-00758224 Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Y. Quinet col.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Ceara; county: Cratéus; locality: RPPN Serra das Almas ; verbatimElevation: 330m; locationRemarks: Caatinga; decimalLatitude: -5.16479; decimalLongitude: -40.67978; Identification: identifiedBy: R. Feitosa; dateIdentified: 2013; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall; eventDate: 20-30.iv.2003; Record Level: collectionID: MZSP Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: J. Maravalhas col.; individualCount: 2; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Distrito Federal; county: Brasília; locality: Reserva Ecologica IBGE ; verbatimElevation: 1100m; locationRemarks: Cerrado sensu stricto; decimalLatitude: -15.85000; decimalLongitude: -48.05000; Identification: identifiedBy: J. Maravalhas; dateIdentified: 2013; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall; eventDate: 30.i.2008; Record Level: collectionID: MZSP Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: A.A. Tavares col.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Minas Gerais; county: Paineiras; locality: Fazenda Olho D'Agua ; verbatimElevation: 611m; locationRemarks: Cerrado; decimalLatitude: -18.90628; decimalLongitude: -45.53527; Identification: identifiedBy: R. Feitosa; dateIdentified: 2013; Event: samplingProtocol: Winkler; eventDate: 22-24.v.1999; Record Level: collectionID: MZSP Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: T.L.M. Frizzo col.; individualCount: 2; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Minas Gerais; county: Paracatu; locality: RPPN Acangau ; verbatimElevation: 671m; locationRemarks: Cerrado sensu stricto; decimalLatitude: -17.1790833; decimalLongitude: -47.0583056; Identification: identifiedBy: G. Camacho; dateIdentified: 2013; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall; eventDate: 12.iv.2011; Record Level: collectionID: MBC–UFU Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: C. Rabeling & M. Bacci Jr col.; individualCount: 2; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Săo Paulo; county: Itirapina; locality: Broa preserve ; verbatimElevation: 530m; locationRemarks: Cerrado sensu stricto; decimalLatitude: -22.18517; decimalLongitude: -47.87754; Identification: identifiedBy: C. Rabelling; dateIdentified: 2013; Event: samplingProtocol: Hand sampling; eventDate: 21-28.vii.2011; Record Level: collectionID: MZSP; collectionCode: USNMENT00758220-00758217 Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: C. Rabeling & M. Bacci Jr col.; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Săo Paulo; county: Itirapina; locality: Broa preserve ; verbatimElevation: 530m; locationRemarks: Cerrado sensu stricto; decimalLatitude: -22.18517; decimalLongitude: -47.87754; Identification: identifiedBy: C. Rabelling; dateIdentified: 2013; Event: samplingProtocol: Hand sampling; eventDate: 21-28.vii.2011; Record Level: collectionID: MZSP; collectionCode: USNMENT00758204 Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: G.A. Castilho col.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Săo Paulo; county: Pindorama; locality: Fazenda Aguas Claras ; verbatimElevation: 494m; locationRemarks: Floresta Estacional Semidecidual; decimalLatitude: -21.4023; decimalLongitude: -48.6873; Identification: identifiedBy: R. Feitosa; dateIdentified: 2013; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall; eventDate: 16.viii.2011; Record Level: collectionID: MZSP Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: G.A. Castilho col.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Săo Paulo; county: Sales; locality: Estacăo Experimental ; verbatimElevation: 414m; locationRemarks: Floresta Estacional Semidecidual; decimalLatitude: -21.5222; decimalLongitude: -49.3013; Identification: identifiedBy: R. Feitosa; dateIdentified: 2013; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall; eventDate: 17.viii.2011; Record Level: collectionID: MZSP Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: A.M. Oliveira, R.Feitosa, J. Maravalhas, H. Vasconcelos col.; individualCount: 5; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Paraná; county: Jaguariaíva; locality: Parque Estadual do Cerrado ; verbatimElevation: 899m; locationRemarks: Cerrado sensu stricto; decimalLatitude: -24.17972; decimalLongitude: -49.6680; Identification: identifiedBy: R. Feitosa; dateIdentified: 2015; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall; eventDate: 15.i.2015; fieldNumber: T64p15-T66p6; Record Level: collectionID: DZUP Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: H.L. Vasconcelos and T.L.M. Frizzo; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Goias; county: Caldas Novas; locality: Parque Estadual Serra de Caldas Novas ; verbatimElevation: 952m; locationRemarks: Cerrado; decimalLatitude: -17.7852; decimalLongitude: -48.6686; Identification: identifiedBy: J. Maravalhas; dateIdentified: 2015; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall; eventDate: 11.i.2011; fieldNumber: T31; Record Level: collectionID: LEIS-UFU Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: H.L. Vasconcelos, Jonas B. Maravlhas & Elmo B. A. Koch col; individualCount: 2; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Mato Grosso; county: Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade; locality: Parque Estadual Serra de Ricardo Franco ; verbatimElevation: 648m; locationRemarks: Cerrado; decimalLatitude: -14.91861; decimalLongitude: -60.0736; Identification: identifiedBy: J. Maravalhas; dateIdentified: 2015; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall; eventDate: 02.vii.2014; fieldNumber: T60; Record Level: collectionID: LEIS-UFU Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: H.L. Vasconcelos, Jonas B. Maravlhas & Elmo B. A. Koch col; individualCount: 2; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Brazil; stateProvince: Săo Paulo; county: Águas de Santa Barbara; locality: Estacăo Ecologica Aguas de Santa Barbara ; verbatimElevation: 643m; locationRemarks: Cerrado; decimalLatitude: -22.8200; decimalLongitude: -49.2186; Identification: identifiedBy: J. Maravalhas; dateIdentified: 2015; Event: samplingProtocol: Pitfall; eventDate: 12.. ix2014; fieldNumber: T61; Record Level: collectionID: LEIS-UFU Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Cline & Wappes; individualCount: 3; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Bolivia; stateProvince: Santa Cruz Department; county: Santa Cruz de la Sierra; locality: Reserva Natural Potrerrilos del Guenda ; verbatimLocality: 37m; locationRemarks: Amazon Forest/Cerrado; decimalLatitude: -17.66666; decimalLongitude: -63.45000; Identification: identifiedBy: B. Boudinot; Event: eventDate: 12-13.x.2007; Record Level: collectionID: UCDC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Wappes & Morris; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Bolivia; stateProvince: Santa Cruz Department; county: Santa Cruz de la Sierra; locality: Reserva Natural Potrerillos del Guenda ; verbatimElevation: 37m; locationRemarks: Amazon Forest/Cerrado; decimalLatitude: -17.66666; decimalLongitude: -63.45000; Identification: identifiedBy: B. Boudinot; Event: eventDate: 14.x.2007; Record Level: collectionID: UCDC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Wappes & Morris; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: genus: Cyatta; specificEpithet: abscondita; Location: continent: South America; country: Bolivia; stateProvince: Santa Cruz Department; county: Santa Cruz de la Sierra; locality: Reserva Natural Potrerillos del Guenda ; verbatimElevation: 37m; locationRemarks: Amazon Forest/Cerrado; decimalLatitude: -17.00000; decimalLongitude: -63.45000; Identification: identifiedBy: Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo; Event: eventDate: 14.x.2007; Record Level: collectionID: USNM

Taxon discussion

The workers examined were all identified as Cyatta abscondita (Fig. 1), since they match each of the diagnostic characters of the species ( Sosa-Calvo et al. 2013)