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10.25100/socolen.v48i1.11484
Submitted: 26-07-2021
Published: 28-01-2022

A new species of small myrmicine ant in the genus Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 1961 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Colombia: Una nueva especie de hormiga myrmicina pequeña del género Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 1961 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de Colombia

New Jersey Institute of Technology
University of Toronto
National University of Colombia
Keywords: Attini, Biodiversity, Colombia, Eurhopalothrix, Neotropics, taxonomy

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Fiorentino G, Tocora MC, Fernández F. A new species of small myrmicine ant in the genus Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 1961 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Colombia: Una nueva especie de hormiga myrmicina pequeña del género Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 1961 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de Colombia. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2022 Jan. 28 [cited 2026 Oct. 23];48(1). Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/11484
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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.

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Fiorentino G, Tocora MC, Fernández F. A new species of small myrmicine ant in the genus Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 1961 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Colombia: Una nueva especie de hormiga myrmicina pequeña del género Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 1961 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de Colombia. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2022 Jan. 28 [cited 2026 Oct. 23];48(1). Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/11484
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