Azteca

Longino, J. T., 2007, A taxonomic review of the genus Azteca (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Costa Rica and a global revision of the aurita group., Zootaxa 1491, pp. 1-63 : 8-10

[[ Genus Azteca ]]

Taxonomic synopsis, Costa Rica fauna

A. alfari Emery 1893. Mexico to Argentina.

= bicolor Emery 1893

= breviscapa Forel 1912

= cecropiae Forel 1906

= curtiscapa Forel 1912

= fumaticeps Forel 1909

= langi Wheeler 1942

= lucidula Forel 1899

= lynchi Brethes 1914

= mixta Forel 1908

= virens Forel 1899

A. beltii Emery 1893. Guatemala to Panama.

= laeta Wheeler 1942

= stolli Forel 1912

A. brevis Forel 1899. Costa Rica, Guatemala.

A. chartifex Forel , in Emery 1896b. Costa Rica to Brazil.

= laticeps Forel 1899. New synonymy.

A. coeruleipennis Emery , 1893. Mexico to Costa Rica.

A. constructor Emery , 1896b. Guatemala to Venezuela.

= emmae Forel 1904

= guianae Wheeler 1942

A. flavigaster . New species. Costa Rica.

A. forelii Emery 1893. Mexico to Colombia, Trinidad.

= championi Forel 1899. New synonymy.

= eiseni Pergande 1895. New synonymy.

= raptrix Forel 1912. New synonymy.

= ursina Forel 1899. New synonymy.

= xysticola Forel 1899. New synonymy.

A. gnava Forel 1906. Mexico to Costa Rica.

= rossi Forel 1909. New synonymy.

= surubrensis Forel 1912. New synonymy.

A. instabilis (F. Smith 1862). Mexico to southern Brazil

= major Forel 1899. New synonymy.

A. longiceps Emery 1893. Costa Rica, Guatemala.

= prorsa Wheeler 1942. New synonymy.

A. nanogyna . See Addendum.

A. nigra Forel 1912. Panama, Costa Rica. New status.

A. nigricans Forel 1899. Costa Rica, Panama Guatemala.

A. oecocordia . New species. Costa Rica.

A. ovaticeps Forel , 1904. Costa Rica to Amazonian Brazil, Bolivia.

= aequalis Forel 1906.

= aequilata Forel 1904.

= tuberosa Forel 1906.

A. pilosula . See Addendum.

A. pittieri Forel 1899. Costa Rica.

= patruelis Forel 1908. New synonymy.

= emarginatisquamis Forel , 1920.

A. quadraticeps . New species. Costa Rica.

A. schimperi . See Addendum.

A. sericeasur . New species. Guatemala to Panama.

A. tonduzi Forel 1899. Costa Rica, Colombia.

A. velox Forel 1899. Mexico to Colombia.

= nigriventris Forel 1899. New synonymy.

= rectinota Forel 1908. New synonymy.

A. xanthochroa (Roger 1863). Mexico to Panama.

= costaricensis Wheeler 1942.

Addendum

Azteca aurita group

A. aurita Emery 1893. Panama to Amazonian Brazil

= silvae Forel 1899 New synonymy.

A. lallemandi Forel 1899. Panama, Colombia, eastern Brazil

= pruinosa Mann 1916 New synonymy.

A. lanuginosa Emery 1893. Southern Brazil

A. nanogyna . New species. Costa Rica.

A. pilosula Forel 1899. Costa Rica, Panama. New status.

= lacrymosa Forel 1899. New synonymy.

A. schimperi Emery 1893. Mexico to Argentina

= A. fiebrigi Forel 1909 New synonymy.

= A. clariceps Santschi 1933 New synonymy.

= A. pallida Stitz 1937 New synonymy.

Miscellaneous

A. jelskii Emery 1893

= columbica Forel 1912. New synonymy.

A. sericea (Mayr 1866). Mexico.

= mexicana Emery 1896a. New synonymy.