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Megalomyrmex drifti
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Ants, bees & wasps

Megalomyrmex drifti

Names

English—
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Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongomira (general name for the group)
Scientific nameMegalomyrmex drifti Kempf, 1961

About this species

Megalomyrmex drifti is a Neotropical species of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The species is widespread in tropical South America, north through Central America to southern Mexico.

M. drifti occurs in moist to wet forest habitats, in mature and second growth forest. Most collections are from below 600 m elevation, but collections from 1500 m cloud forest are known. Workers and occasionally queens are moderately abundant in Winkler samples of sifted litter.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae
GenusMegalomyrmex

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
1959First record
2005Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Saramacca1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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