FORMICIDAE 347 



*Genus GNAMPTOGENYS Roger 

 l^Ecfatomma subgenus Parecfafomma Emery of Catalog, p. 783) 



Gnamptogenys Roger, 1863. Berlin. Ent. Ztschr. 7: 174. 



Type: Ponera tornata Roger. Desig. by Emery, 1911. 

 Ectatoma subg. Parectatoma Emery (syn. by Brown, 1958, loc. cit. supra, 

 p. 212.) 



hartmani (W. M. Wheeler). La. (Lucky); Honduras. Emendation in spell- 

 ing of hartmanni ! of catalog. 

 Taxonomy: Brown, 1958, loc. cit. supra, pp. 228, 230, 234, 302. 

 Historical: Brown, 1961. Psyche 68: 69. 

 Biology: Echols, 1964. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 57: 137. 



Genus PROCERATIUM Roger, p. 784 



Sysphincta Roger (syn. by Brown, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 241). 

 Biology: Brown, 1958 (1957). Psyche 64: 115. 



croceum (Roger). 



Biology: Brown, 1958, loc. cit. supra, pp. 246, 247. 



melinum (Roger). 



Taxonomy: Brown, 1958, loc. cit. supra, pp. 243, 246-248 (also biology). 

 Brown, op. cit., p. 334 considers melinum a European species 

 which very doubtfully occurs in North America. 



pergandei (Emery). Fla. 



Taxonomy: Brown, 1958, loc. cit. supra, pp. 243, 246, 247-248 (also 

 biology) . 



silaceum Roger. Okla. 



Taxonomy: Brown, 1958, loc. cit. supra, pp. 241, 245-248 (also biology). 



Genus Sysph'mcfa Roger, p. 784 



Transfer to synonymy of Proceratium, p. 784. 



Genus DISCOTHYREA Roger, pp. 784-785 



Taxonomy: Borgmeier, 1957. Acad. Brasil. de Cien. An. 29: 124-125, 



figs. 36-39 ( $ ) .—Brown, 1958, loc. cit. supra, pp. 248-253. 

 Biology: Brown, 1958 (1957). Psyche 64: 115. 



testacea Roger. Okla., S. C. 



Taxonomy: M. R. Smith, 1955. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. Bui. 50: 98 (probable 

 type locality, collector) . — Brown, 1958, loc. cit. supra, pp. 253, 

 841-342. 



PACHYCONDYLA subgenus PACHYCONDYLA F. Smith, p. 785 



Taxonomy: Kempf, 1961. Rev. Brasil Ent. 10: 189-204, figs. 1-13 

 (Brazilian species). 



harpax (Fabricius). Jamaica, Trinidad. 



Taxonomy: Kempf, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 194. 

 Biology: Kempf, 1961. Studia Ent. 4: 493. 



Genus BRACHYPONERA Emery 

 (=:Euponera subgenus Brac/iyponera Emery of Catalog, p. 785) 



Raised to generic rank by Wilson, 1958. Harvard Univ., Mus. Compar. 

 Zool. Bui. 119: 346. 



Genus TRACHYMESOPUS Emery 



[ziEuponera subgenus Trachymesopus Emery of Catalog, p. 786) 



Raised to generic rank by Wilson, 1958, loc. cit. supra, p. 352. 



gilva (Roger). Transf. to Cryplopone Emery, infra. 



stigma (Fabricius). 



* Ponera quadridentata Smith, 1859. Linn. Soc. London Jour., Zool. 3: 



