Megalomyrmex drifti Kempf, 1961

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 : 157

Megalomyrmex drifti Kempf, 1961

New records from Brazil are: R. R. da Silva collected three workers of M. drifti in Winkler extracted litter samples from Seara, Santa Catarina state (24°07’S, 52°18’W). A.A. Tavares and R. R. da Silva collected 50 individually sifted 1 m 2 litter samples submitted to Winkler extractors for 48 hours in Praia Grande, São Paulo state, Parque Estadual Serra do Mar, Núcleo Pilões-Cubatão (23°58’31”S, 46°32’24”W), in May 26 to 27, 2001, and in Iguape, São Paulo state, Parque Estadual Serra do Mar, Núcleo Juréia-Itatins (24°32’39”S, 47°142’08”W), in March 5 to 14, 2001. Megalomyrmex drifti was recorded five times and one time, respectively, in the surveys.

From CPDC collection (sample # 1027), I studied a worker from Cuyabeno, Ecuador, collected by P. Caldwell from October 12 to January 05, 1994 (# 10726) , and a worker (same accession number) from Nicaragua, collected by I. de Dramante, October 9 to 10, 1994 (# 8652).

From IHVL, I studied one worker collected in Parque Nacional Chiribiquete , Río Sararamano, Caquetá Solano, 300 m of altitude, Colombia (00°10’48”N, 37°24’W), “Winkler 4”, in April 07, 2000 by E.L. Gonzáles .

From INBC, I studied several samples of M. drifti from Costa Rica collected by J. Longino from sifted leaf litter of wet forest: one worker from Reserva Biologica Hitgi-Cerere , Limón province (09°40’N, 83°02’W), 100 m of altitude, August 29 to September 15, 1985 (# 1008-S) ; one gyne and two workers from Parque Nacional Santa Rosa , Guanacaste province (10°51’N, 85°37’W), 300 m of altitude, in July 12, 1985 (# 420-S) ; three workers from three different sites at Heredia province 5, 8, and 17 Km south of Puerto Viejo (10°25’N, 84°03’W), respectively at 100, 150, and 600 m of altitude (accession numbers respectively 1392-S, 1391-S, and 2230-S) ; five workers collected in Osa, Rancho Quemado , Puntarenas province (08°42’N, 83°33’W), 2 to 300 m of altitude, in December 15, 1990 (# 2760-S) ; one gyne, one male and two workers from Parque Nacional Corcovado , Puntarenas province (08°29’N, 83°36’W), 100 m of altitude, in December 18, 1990 (# 2769-S) ; and Estación Biologica La Selva , Heredia province (10°26’N, 84°01’W), 50 to 150 m of altitude, in April 1993 .