First Record of the Genus Mycetarotes (Emery, 1913) (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from Colombia

First Record of the Genus Mycetarotes (Emery, 1913) (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from Colombia

The genus Mycetarotes is a fungus-growing ant (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini) mostly recorded south of the Amazon: in southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Here we report the first record of this genus in Colombia: M. parallelus (Emery, 1906). We collected the specimen using pitfa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andrés Fernando Sánchez, Claudia Alejandra Medina, Graham W Prescott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2015-06-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
fungus growing ant
biodiversity
ants
oil palm
Colombian Llanos
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/728
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Summary:The genus Mycetarotes is a fungus-growing ant (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini) mostly recorded south of the Amazon: in southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Here we report the first record of this genus in Colombia: M. parallelus (Emery, 1906). We collected the specimen using pitfall taps in oil palm plantations. The discovery of this species represents a significant range extension for this genus.
ISSN:0361-6525
2447-8067

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