The Higher Classification of the Ant Subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a Review of Ponerine Ecology and Behavior Author Schmidt, C. A. Author Shattuck, S. O. text Zootaxa 2014 2014-06-18 3817 1 1 242 journal article 5350 10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1 d66f1b27-5891-4fa5-96e0-f75cb3ec2445 1175-5326 A3C10B34-7698-4C4D-94E5-DCF70B475603 Species of Simopelta Mackay & Mackay (2008) revised the genus and provide a key to species, while Longino (2013) provides a key to Costa Rican species, including many that are undescribed. The large number of new Simopelta species from Costa Rica alone suggests that the true species diversity of the genus is much greater than presently known. S. andersoni Mackay & Mackay, 2008 : Costa Rica S. bicolor Borgmeier, 1950 : Brazil S. breviscapa Mackay & Mackay, 2008 : Panama S. curvata ( Mayr, 1887 ) : Brazil S. fernandezi Mackay & Mackay, 2008 : Colombia S. jeckylli ( Mann, 1916 ) : Brazil S. laevigata Mackay & Mackay, 2008 : Colombia S. laticeps Gotwald & Brown, 1967 : Peru S. longinoda Mackay & Mackay, 2008 : Costa Rica S. longirostris Mackay & Mackay, 2008 : Colombia S. manni Wheeler, W.M., 1935 : Ecuador S. mayri Mackay & Mackay, 2008 : Colombia S. minima (Brandão, 1989) : Brazil S. oculata Gotwald & Brown, 1967 : Costa Rica S. paeminosa Snelling, 1971 : Costa Rica S. pentadentata Mackay & Mackay, 2008 : Costa Rica S. pergandei (Forel, 1909) : Guatemala S. quadridentata Mackay & Mackay, 2008 : Costa Rica S. transversa Mackay & Mackay, 2008 : Colombia S. vieirai Mackay & Mackay, 2008 : Ecuador S. williamsi Wheeler, W.M., 1935 : Ecuador