Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Origin: Endemic

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Baltra, Bartolome, Daphne Mayor, Eden, Española, Fernandina, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Rabida, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Santiago.

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• Wheeler, W.M. (1924) The Formicidae of the Harrison Williams Galapagos Expedition. Zoologica 5(10): 101-122.