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Mayron Escárraga1, Roberto J Guerrero
1Grupo 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. mayron.escarraga@gmail.com.
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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