Published March 20, 2013 | Version v1
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A revision of the giant Amazonian ants of the genus Dinoponera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

  • 1. Texas A&M University, College Station, United States of America
  • 2. El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX, United States of America
  • 3. University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States of America

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Dinoponera Roger 1861 has been revised several times. However, species limits remain questionable due to limited collection and undescribed males. We re-evaluate the species boundaries based on workers and known males. We describe the new species Dinoponera hispida from Tucuruí, Pará, Brazil and Dinoponera snellingi from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil and describe the male of Dinoponera longipes Emery 1901. Additionally, we report numerous range extensions with updated distribution maps and provide keys in English, Spanish and Portuguese for workers and known males of Dinoponera.

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