title: Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical Myrmicinae ant genus Blepharidatta Wheeler.
abstract: We revise the taxonomy of the exclusively Neotropical Myrmicinae ant genus Blepharidatta (Attini), redescribing the known species (B. brasiliensis and B. conops), and describing two new species, B. delabiei sp. n. (Brazil: Bahia) and B. fernandezi sp. n. (Colombia: Amazonas). We also describe worker sting apparatuses, larvae, males, and ergatoid gynes of all species, except for B. fernandezi, known only from few worker specimens; we provide a key for identifying workers, present distribution maps for all species and summarize the knowledge on the biology of Blepharidatta species.
authors.affiliation: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Nazaré 481, São Paulo, SP, 04263-000, Brazil.; Email: crfbrand@usp.br.
authors.forename: Carlos Roberto F
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Brandão
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, C.P. 19020, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.; Email: rsmfeitosa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rodrigo M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Feitosa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Goiás - Campus Jataí, Unidade Jatobá, Jataí, GO 75801615.; Email: jlmdiniz05@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Jorge L M
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Diniz
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size