Megalomyrmex miri Brandão

Longino, John T., 2010, A taxonomic review of the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Central America, Zootaxa 2720, pp. 35-58 : 46

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.199864
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6204409
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/934F87DB-397D-4E67-ACD7-87E029A0FADD
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Megalomyrmex miri Brandão
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Megalomyrmex miri Brandão View in CoL

Megalomyrmex miri Brandão, 1990: 452 View in CoL , figs 117, 118. Holotype worker: Zent, Limón Prov., Costa Rica, Mar. 1924 ( Mann) [USNM] (not examined).

Measurements. Worker: HW 0.48, HL 0.50–0.55, SL 0.48–0.50, ML 0.75–0.78 (n=2, from Brandão, 1990). Geographic range. Costa Rica.

Comments. This species is known only from the type specimens and has no biological data. It is extremely similar to M. wettereri in color, size, shape, measurements, and pilosity. It differs in having a complete foraminal carina and some transverse rugosities on the anteroventral petiolar process.