Open AccessA new species of small myrmicine ant in the genus Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 1961 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Colombia
Author(s) -
Gianpiero Fiorentino,
Maria Camila Tocora,
Fernando Fernández
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
revista colombiana de entomología/revista colombiana de entomologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.196
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2665-4385
pISSN - 0120-0488
DOI - 10.25100/socolen.v48i1.11484
Subject(s) - hymenoptera , biology , key (lock) , genus , ant , zoology , ecology
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.