Formica gibbosa Smith, 1858a: 19 (w.) BRAZIL (Amazonas). Neotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated). Primary type locality: Brazil: Ega (= Amazonas, Tefé) (no collector’s name). Primary type depository: BMNH. Type notes: 1) Original description merely says “Hab. India ?”. 2) Shattuck, 1994: 62, cites 6 worker syntypes in BMNH (“2 from Ind ?, 2 from Ega, Brazil, and 2 without locality data”).