Ectatomma F. Smith, 1858a

Scott-Santos, Cristiane P., Esteves, Flávia A. & Brandão, Carlos Roberto F., 2008, Catalogue of “ poneromorph ” ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 48 (11), pp. 75-88 : 75-88

Genus Ectatomma F. Smith, 1858a

Ectatomma gibbum Kugler, C & W.L. Brown, 1982:4. Paratype: 1 w. Costa Rica, Heredia, Finca La Selva; 10.x.[19]72; Monte Lloyd [leg.]; A45P125. Missing L 2 trochanter. Paratypes: 1 w. Costa Rica, Heredia, Finca La Selva; 14-17.i.[19]73; W.L.Brown; rainfor. 1 w. Nicaragua, El Tuna, 30 km E [of] Matagalpa, H’[igh]way 5, 330 m; 19.vi.1978; C. Kugler & J. Hahn. Disarticulated head .

Ectatomma goninion Kugler & Brown, 1982:5. Paratype: 1 w. Colombia, Chocó [Departament], Finca los Guaduales, 10 km SW S[an] José del Palmar, Rio Torito 760 m; 1-4.vi.1978; C. Kugler [leg.]; on forest slope .

Ectatomma opaciventre var. permagna Forel,1908h:342. Syntype: 1 w. Brazil, S[ão] Paulo, S [ão] P[aulo]; [no date, no col.]; MP # 11.950 / Coll. Borgm. # 2640. Missing L 2 femur. Raised to species Ectatomma permagnum Forel, 1908 h:342 (see Brown, 1958g:209) .

Ectatomma planidens Borgmeier, 1939:418. Syntype: 10 w. [ Brazil], S[ão] P[aulo], Pindamonhangaba; v.1930; T. Borgmeier [leg.]; Coll. Borgm. # 5323. 1 worker, missing L2 and L3 femur. 1 worker, missing L6 tibia. 1 worker, missing L5 tibia. Syntype: 1 w. [ Brazil], Goyas [Goiás]; xii.[19]33 [in the original descriptions appears as iii.1933]; Schwarzmaier [leg.]. Missing A 1 funiculus .

Ectatomma suzanae Almeida, 1986:24. Holotype: m. Brasil, S[ão] P[aulo], Barueri; 17.xii.1965; K. Lenko col. Missing L 5 tarsi, A1 and A2 part and torn gaster.

Ectatomma vizottoi Almeida, 1987a:180. Holotype: w. [ Brazil], MT [Mato Grosso], Três Lagoas, Faz. Retiro de Telhas; 22.v.1964; [no col.]; exp. Depto Zool., Cerrado. Missing L 4 tarsi, L5 tarsi, A2 funiculus. Paratypes: 2 g. [ Brazil], MT [Mato Grosso], Três Lagoas, Faz. Canaã, marg. esq. rio Sucuriu; iv.1967; F. Lane col.; nº 4709.1 gyne, missing L2 femur. 1 gyne, missing L2 trochanter .

Note: We found in the MZSP collection 2 workers of Ectatomma suzanae labelled as Holotype and Paratype, although they do not appear in the respective original description of Almeida (1986:24), and hence can not be treated as type specimens.