Octostruma rugifera
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6160199 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7CD41933-F37D-7DF7-465D-1888648C9902 |
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Octostruma rugifera |
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Octostruma rugifera (Mayr, 1887)
(Figs 6A, 44)
Rhopalothrix rugifer Mayr 1887: 579. Syntype workers: Brazil, Santa Catarina [NMW?] (not examined). Combination in Octostruma : Brown 1949: 92. See also Brown & Kempf, 1960: 199.
Rhopalothrix (Octostruma) truncata Forel 1912: 196. Holotype queen: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Corcovado (Dr. Arth. Müller) [MHNG?] (not examined). Combination in Octostruma : Brown 1949: 92. Junior synonym of Octostruma rugifera : Brown & Kempf, 1960: 199.
Geographic range. Southern Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela.
Comments. Palacio (1997) reports a Colombian record, incorrectly reported as " rugiferoides (Mayr 1887)". Specimens from Brazil and Venezuela were directly compared, and no significant geographic variation was discovered.
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