Neoponera crenata (Roger, 1861)

Silva, Márcio Morais, Esbérard, Carlos Eduardo Lustosa, Mayhé-Nunes, Antônio José & Bueno, Cecília, 2019, Ants in the diet of Collared Anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pilosa, Myrmecophagidae), in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Check List 15 (6), pp. 1145-1151 : 1148

Neoponera crenata (Roger, 1861)

Material examined. BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro: along highway BR-040 • 12 workers, Station 8 (21°57′05″S, 043°18′04″W), C. Bueno coll., 02-XI-2014 ( CEIOC 72751 to 72762 ) .

Identification. Neoponera crenata ( Fig. 2G, H) was identified following the description of Mackay and Mackay (2010). Anterior medial region of clypeus with a strong protuberance; eyes relatively large; carina malar not defined; mesosoma with pronotum carina present but poorly defined; propodeal spiracle oval; petiole, in lateral view, as long as high, with anterior and posterior faces almost parallel and dorsal margin convex; head and back of mesosoma punctuate; side of pronotum weakly punctuate, smooth, and shiny; gaster with poorly developed stridulatory organ on second tergite; the whole body usually reddish-brown.