Thaumatomyrmex

Schmidt, C. A. & Shattuck, S. O., 2014, The Higher Classification of the Ant Subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a Review of Ponerine Ecology and Behavior, Zootaxa 3817 (1), pp. 1-242 : 161

Species of Thaumatomyrmex

For some time there was uncertainty about the species-level taxonomy of Thaumatomyrmex , given the apparent lack of sympatry among any two species and the shortage of discrete character differences among them. Longino (1988) suggested the possibility that Thaumatomyrmex may be a single species with many divergent localized populations. Brandão et al. (1991) discovered the first case of sympatry in the genus, which indicates that there are at least two distinct species, while Jahyny et al. (2008) discuss the four species known from Colombia and include a key and extensive biological notes. The supposed rarity of sympatry is probably an artifact from the rarity of collections for this genus (which likely underestimates the ranges of most species), and which is itself probably the result of inadequate collecting methods ( Delabie et al., 2000; Baroni Urbani & de Andrade, 2003).

T. atrox Weber, 1939 : Guyana

T. bariay Fontenla, 1995 : Cuba

T. cochlearis Creighton, 1928 : Cuba

T. contumax Kempf, 1975 : Brazil

T. ferox Mann, 1922 : Honduras

T. mandibularis Baroni Urbani & de Andrade, 2003 : Cuba

T. manni Weber, 1939 : Bolivia

T. mutilatus Mayr, 1887 : Brazil

T. nageli Baroni Urbani & de Andrade, 2003 : Cuba

T. paludis Weber, 1942 : Venezuela

T. soesilae Makhan, 2007 : Surinam

T. zeteki Smith, M.R. 1944 : Panama