Megalomyrmex ayri Brandão, 1990b: 420, figs. 1, 12, 26, 36 (w.q.) BRAZIL (Mato Grosso). Neotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Brazil: Mato Grosso, Utiariti, Rio Papagaio (no collector’s name). Primary type depository: MZSP. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 56 paratype workers, 6 paratype queens. Secondary type locality: 20 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 10 paratype workers Mato Grosso, Munic. Diamantino, Faz. Junqueira Vilela (W.L. Brown), 3 paratype workers Mato Grosso, Sinop (no collector’s name), 29 paratype workers Brazil: Rondônia, Vilhena (A. Harada). Secondary type depositories: BMNH, INPA, MCZC, MZSP.