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Issue: Vol. 4208 No. 5: 20 Dec. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-12-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4208.5.3
Page range: 446–458
Abstract views: 73
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The ant genus Linepithema (Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) in Colombia

Grupo Insectos Neotropicales, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Magdalena, Carrera 32 # 22-08, Santa Marta, Colombia Programa de Pós graduação em Entomologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP: 81531-980 - Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil
Grupo Insectos Neotropicales, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Magdalena, Carrera 32 # 22-08, Santa Marta, Colombia
Hymenoptera geographical distribution Neotropical region new record new species taxonomic keys

Abstract

The species of Linepithema Mayr in Colombia are reviewed from collection material. The genus Linepithema comprises 20 species, of which the following are reported in Colombia: L. angulatum (Emery), L. dispertitum (Forel), L. gallardoi (Brèthes), L. humile (Mayr), L. iniquum (Mayr), L. neotropicum Wild, L. piliferum (Mayr), L. tsachila Wild, and a new species, Linepithema hirsutum sp. nov. Linepithema dispertitum is a new record for Colombia and South America. A taxonomic key (English and Spanish) and distribution maps to the species of Linepithema in Colombia are provided.

 

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