New records of ants of the Colombian Caribbean, including taxonomic keys for Acanthoponera, Heteroponera and Platythyrea
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Hunting ants, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
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GUERRERO-F. RJ, OLIVERO-G. DY. New records of ants of the Colombian Caribbean, including taxonomic keys for Acanthoponera, Heteroponera and Platythyrea. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2007 Jul. 15 [cited 2026 Oct. 22];33(2):193-6. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9344
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Four species of poneromorpha ants are registered for the first time for the Colombian Caribbean, Platythyrea pilosula, Platythyrea prizo, Acanthoponera mucronata, and Heteroponera angulata. The latter is a new record for Colombia. Keys to the Colombian Heteroponerinae species as well as keys to the Colombian species of the Platythyrea (Ponerinae) are given.
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GUERRERO-F. RJ, OLIVERO-G. DY. New records of ants of the Colombian Caribbean, including taxonomic keys for Acanthoponera, Heteroponera and Platythyrea. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2007 Jul. 15 [cited 2026 Oct. 22];33(2):193-6. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9344
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