Megalomyrmex wallacei

Megalomyrmex wallacei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Megalomyrmex
Species:	M. wallacei
Binomial name
Megalomyrmex wallacei Mann, 1916

Megalomyrmex wallacei is a Neotropical species of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Megalomyrmex wallacei can be found in Brazil (Amazonas, Rondônia, Pará, Tocantins), Guyana, Colombia, Costa Rica.[1][2] This species occurs in mature wet forest, usually low-elevation rainforest. Brandão (2003) reports the species nesting under leaves on the forest floor, in colonies of up to 300 workers.[1][2]

References

1. Longino 2010, p. 56
2. Brandão 2003, p. 149

• Brandão, Carlos Roberto F. (2003), "Further revisionary studies on the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Solenopsidini)", Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 43 (8): 145–159, doi:10.1590/S0031-10492003000800001
• Longino, John T. (2010), "A taxonomic review of the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Central America" (PDF), Zootaxa, 2720: 35–58, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2720.1.3
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