A new species and new records of minuta - group Gnamptogenys from Brazil (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Author Dias, Amanda M. Author Lattke, John E. text Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 2019 2018-11-02 63 1 30 34 journal article 10.1016/j.rbe.2018.10.002 8af65b58-68e9-4355-bcb7-e230aa607da0 3677020 Gnamptogenys caelata Kempf (1967) Distribution in Brazil . MARANHÃO : Açailândia ( new record ); MINAS GERAIS : Nova Lima ( new record ); PARÁ : Belém ( Kempf and Brown, 1968 ); PARANÁ : Iguaçu ( Kempf, 1967 ); RONDÔNIA : Porto Velho ( new record ). Despite its widespread distribution in South America, the records are few and sparse, and these new records begin to fill in the significant gaps. Most records suggest a preference for lowland sites, although one is from 1400 m . Examined material . BRAZIL : Maranhão : Açailândia, Horto Fazenda Pompéia, −4.8750 , −47.2944 ( 364 m ), 12–22.II.2006 , Silva R . R .& Feitosa, R .M. col., Winkler 16 (1w) [ DZUP ] . Minas Gerais : Nova Lima – Vale S/A, Mina Tamanduá, −20.0881 , −43.9408 , 1400 m , 12.II.2012 , Queiroz et al. col. (2w) [ DZUP ] . Rondônia : Porto Velho, Área Mutum, −9.5989 , −65.0497 ( 102 m ), 17–27.VII.2013 , Mazão G. R .& Probst R .S. col., M6P1 (1w) [ DZUP ] ; Porto Velho, Área Mutum, −9.6286 , −65.0575 ( 99 m ), 17–27.VII.2013 , Mazão G. R . & Probst R .S. col., M8P1 (1w) [ DZUP ] .