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United States (Florida), Caribbean, tropical South America. Paraguay: Alto Paraná, Amambay, Canindeyú.

Prionopelta punctulata subsp. antillana Forel, 1909a PDF: 239 (w.) ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES (St. Vincent isl.). Neotropic. Primary type information: Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Ladino & Feitosa, 2020 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4821.2.1 PDF: 221). Type locality: St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vincent Island (Forel). Type-depository: ZMUC. Type-specimen: lectotype CASENT0102529 (the top individual of a pin with 2 workers). Secondary type information: Paratype-material: paralectotype worker (by designation of Ladino & Feitosa, 2020 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4821.2.1 PDF: 221). Paratype-locality: same as for lectotype. Paratype-depository: MCZ. Paratype-specimen: paralectotype MCZ20385. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Lectotype designation: Ladino & Feitosa, 2020 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4821.2.1 PDF: 221.Forel, 1893j PDF: 367 (m.) [see Forel, 1909a PDF: 240]; Ladino & Feitosa, 2020 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4821.2.1 PDF: 222 (q.).Raised to species: Brown, 1960a: 177.Senior synonym of Prionopelta marthae: Ladino & Feitosa, 2020 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4821.2.1 PDF: 221.

Alto Paraná , Amambay, Canindeyú (ALWC, BMNH, IFML, INBP, LACM, MHNG).