Abstract

FIORENTINO, Gianpiero; TOCORA, María Camila  and  FERNANDEZ, Fernando. A new species of small myrmicine ant in the genus Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 1961 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Colombia. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [online]. 2022, vol.48, n.1, e11484.  Epub Apr 11, 2022. ISSN 0120-0488.  https://doi.org/10.25100/socolen.v48i1.11484.

A new species of Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, E. amati Fiorentino, Tocora and Fernández, n. sp. is described based on workers collected in northwestern Colombia. A taxonomic key and distributional map for the new species in the country are provided. This new species differs from other Eurhopalothrix ants by the configuration of specialized setation, a decrease in its propodeal spines, its irregular metanotum profile, and the triangular shape of the head capsule.

Keywords : Attini; biodiversity; Colombia; Eurhopalothrix; Neotropics; taxonomy..

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