identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
6F7A52B23D775073B9E639071D650EBB.text	6F7A52B23D775073B9E639071D650EBB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhopalothrix amati (Fiorentino, Tocora & Fernandez 2022) Guerrero & Grajales-Andica & Fernández & Tocora & Fiorentino & García 2024	<div><p>Rhopalothrix amati (Fiorentino, Tocora &amp; Fernandez, 2022) comb. nov.</p><p>Figs 2, 3</p><p>Eurhopalothrix amati Fiorentino, Tocora &amp; Fernández, 2022: 3, figs 2, 3, 4 A, C. Holotype worker. IAvH-E-55017. Examined.</p><p>Worker measurements</p><p>(N = 5). MdL 0.16-0.2, MdbW 0.06-0.07, ClyL 0.12-0.15, ClyW 0.26-0.29, HL 0.38-0.42, HW 0.39-0.43, WL 0.4-0.46, PrnW 0.24-0.3, PetL 0.18-0.23, PpetL 0.09-0.11, PetW 0.13-0.15, PpetW 0.2-0.24, T4L 0.33-0.39, GL 0.42-0.48.</p><p>Geographic range.</p><p>Colombia.</p><p>Examined type material.</p><p>Holotype. Colombia • 1 worker; Risaralda, Pereira, SFF El Otún Quimbaya, Vda. La Suiza, Plantación Urapán 7; 4.7321972°N, 75.578869°W; 1870 m a.s.l.; M.F. Reina &amp; L.E. Franco legs.; sifted litter; IAvH-E-55017. Paratype. Colombia • 1 worker; Risaralda, Pereira, vda. La Suiza, Finca el Amparo de Niños; 4.7466278°N, 75.596939°W; 1810 m a.s.l.; 28-30 Nov. 2002; L.E. Franco leg.; secondary growth forest, ex sifted leaf litter; IAvH-55018.</p><p>Additional examined material.</p><p>Colombia • 1 worker; Antioquia, Támesis, vda. Alacena, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.47414&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.2829165" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.47414/lat 5.2829165)">Finca Villa Fatima</a>; 5.2829167°N, 75.474139°W; 1940 m a.s.l.; 2 Oct. 2003; R. García leg.; IAvH-25326 . • 3 workers; Caldas, Aranzazú, Vda. La Guaira, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.72183&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.7130556" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.72183/lat 5.7130556)">Finca Chambery</a>; 5.7130556°N, 75.721833°W; 1900 m a.s.l.; 1-3 Jul. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; J. Cruz legs; ex sifted leaf litter, secondary growth forest; IAvH-55012 .</p><p>Comments.</p><p>Holotype and paratype workers (IAvH-55017 and IAvH-55018) and three non-type specimens were analyzed and measured (HW 0.39-0.43) showing a mandibular dentition different from either of the two states described for Eurhopalothrix (Longino 2013). Fiorentino et al. (2022) indicate that the workers of this species have "masticatory margin with a single row of ~13 long needle shaped teeth …”, but this dentition does not match the simple row of 11 similar, low, triangular teeth mentioned for Eurhopalothrix by Longino (2013). Reanalyzing the mandible dentition of the workers, they present a row of between seven (IAvH55005 in AntWeb 2023) to ten teeth (holotype). The shape of the mandible of the workers of this species also does not match those of Eurhopalothrix, being more like the mandible of some undescribed Rhopalothrix (e.g., CASENT0639185 Rhopalothrix jtl014 or CASENT0646264 Rhopalothrix jtl023). It is possible that the triangular shape of the mandible of Rhopalothrix amati has generated the misclassification of this species in the genus Eurhopalothrix . All the workers studied, however, have the subapical tooth larger than the apical one (Fig. 3C), the latter being below the subapical tooth, a combination of traits present in Rhopalothrix . Based on all morphological evidence, we transfer this species to the genus Rhopalothrix generating the following new combination Rhopalothrix amati (Fiorentino, Tocora &amp; Fernández, 2022).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6F7A52B23D775073B9E639071D650EBB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Guerrero, Roberto J.;Grajales-Andica, Andres F.;Fernandez, Fernando;Tocora, Maria C.;Fiorentino, Gianpiero;Garcia, Delly R.	Guerrero, Roberto J., Grajales-Andica, Andres F., Fernandez, Fernando, Tocora, Maria C., Fiorentino, Gianpiero, Garcia, Delly R. (2024): The ants of the genus Rhopalothrix Mayr, 1870 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Colombia. ZooKeys 1191: 129-150, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418
F8F9B5F22B3B5ADB98F23462506B3FFD.text	F8F9B5F22B3B5ADB98F23462506B3FFD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhopalothrix ciliata Mayr 1870	<div><p>Rhopalothrix ciliata Mayr, 1870</p><p>Figs 2, 4, 5</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Lectotype. Colombia • 1 worker; Santa Fe de Bogota; G. Mayr, leg.; AntWeb image examined, CASENT0915695; NHMW.</p><p>Worker measurements</p><p>(N = 13). MdL 0.3-0.36, MdbW 0.05-0.09, ClyL 0.15-0.22, ClyW 0.32-0.47, HL 0.43-0.81, HW 0.49-0.72, WL 0.49-0.8, PrnW 0.29-0.45, PetL 0.28-0.35, PpetL 0.1-0.16, PetW 0.14-0.21, PpetW 0.23-0.37, T4L 0.43-0.68, GL 0.52-0.86.</p><p>Geographic range.</p><p>Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela. In Colombia, this species is known from Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta), Quindío and Valle del Cauca ( Fernández and Serna 2019). New records in Colombia come from Caldas, Risaralda, and Santander.</p><p>Examined material.</p><p>Colombia • 4 workers; Antioquia, Támesis, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.70542&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.74531" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.70542/lat 5.74531)">Vda. LaVirgen Fca La Cumbre</a>; 5.74531°N, 75.70542°W; 1610 m a.s.l.; 18 Aug. 2003; E. Patiño, leg.; winkler, low vegetation (stubble); IAvH 25286 to IAvH 25289. • 3 workers; Caldas , Aranzazu, Vda. Buenavista, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.49238&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.27956" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.49238/lat 5.27956)">Fca. La Palma</a>; 5.27956°N, 75.49238°W; 2025 m a.s.l.; 29-31 Jul. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; J. Cruz legs.; winkler, living fence; IAvH 25010. • 1 worker; Caldas , Aranzazu, Vda. Chamberry, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.50144&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.301939" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.50144/lat 5.301939)">Fca. Las Garzas</a>; 5.301939°N, 75.50144°W; 1940 m a.s.l.; 31 Jul.-4 Aug. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; J. Cruz legs.; winkler, mature forest fragment; IAvH 248793. • 1 worker; Caldas , Aranzazu, Vda. El Edén, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-74.8867&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.29681" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -74.8867/lat 5.29681)">Fca. El Gibarito</a>; 5.29681°N, 74.8867°W; 1930 m a.s.l.; 5-7 Aug. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; J. Cruz legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 56368. • 2 workers; Caldas , Aranzazu, Vda. Guiaira, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.46419&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.28549" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.46419/lat 5.28549)">Fca. Villa Ofelia</a>; 5.28549°N, 75.46419°W; 1965 m a.s.l.; 1-3 Aug. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; J. Cruz legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 54998. • 1 worker; Caldas , Aranzazu, Vda. La Guaira, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-72.48461&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.27883" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -72.48461/lat 5.27883)">Fca. Alto Bonito</a>; 5.27883°N, 72.48461°W; 2056 m a.s.l.; 25-26 Jul. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; J. Cruz legs.; winkler; IAvH 56374. • 1 worker; Caldas , Aranzazu, Vda. La Pradera, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.50144&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.32169" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.50144/lat 5.32169)">Fca. Mina Manzanillo</a>; 5.32169°N, 75.50144°W; 2080 m a.s.l.; 2-4 Aug. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; J. Cruz legs.; winkler, mature forest fragment; IAvH 55000. • 1 worker; Caldas , Aranzazu, Vda. San José, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-72.99028&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.32694" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -72.99028/lat 5.32694)">Fca. El Montier</a>; 5.32694°N, 72.99028°W; 1960 m a.s.l.; 2-4 Jul. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; J. Cruz legs.; winkler, secondary forest fragment; IAvH 25012. • 1 worker; Caldas , Aranzazu, Vda. San José, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.49786&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.32475" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.49786/lat 5.32475)">Fca. Santa Teresa</a>; 5.32475°N, 75.49786°W; 2005 m a.s.l.; 2-4 Aug. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; J. Cruz legs.; winkler; IAvH 56356. • 1 worker; Caquetá, PNN <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-74.8549&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=2.7975" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -74.8549/lat 2.7975)">Picachos</a>; 2.7975°N, 74.8549°W; 1775 m a.s.l.; Nov. 1997; F. Escobar leg.; ICN-MHN 080314. • 1 worker; Quindío, Armenia, Parque de la Vida; 4.5461398°N, 75.65933°W; 151 m a.s.l.; 8 Oct. 2020; A.F. Grajales-Andica &amp; D.R. García-Cárdena legs.; winkler, bamboo forest; CBUMAG:ENT:35948.• 1 worker; Quindío, Circasia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.65933&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.5461397" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.65933/lat 4.5461397)">Fca. Calamar</a>; 5.9778°N, 75.7°W; 1450 m a.s.l.; 12 Oct. 1999; E. González leg.; winkler; IAvH 110900. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; IAvH 80377. • 3 workers; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.9778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.7/lat 5.9778)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.9778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.7/lat 5.9778)">Fca. Agua Bonita</a>; 4.68581°N, 75.62822°W; 1830 m a.s.l.; 20-22 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 56350; • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62822&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.68581" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62822/lat 4.68581)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62822&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.68581" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62822/lat 4.68581)">Fca. Agua Bonita</a>; 4.68778°N, 75.62729°W; 1870 m a.s.l.; 21-23 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 56343. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62729&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.68778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62729/lat 4.68778)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62729&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.68778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62729/lat 4.68778)">Fca</a> Brasil; 4.68817°N, 75.64245°W; 1850 m a.s.l.; 24-26 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, forest fragment; IAvH 56355. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.64245&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.68817" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.64245/lat 4.68817)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.64245&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.68817" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.64245/lat 4.68817)">Fca. El Palacio</a>; 4.69325°N, 75.63291°W; 1810 m a.s.l.; 18-20 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, forest edge; IAvH 56358. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.63291&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.69325" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.63291/lat 4.69325)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.63291&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.69325" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.63291/lat 4.69325)">Fca El Roble</a>; 4.68239°N, 75.65247°W; 1990 m a.s.l.; 3-5 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; L.E. Franco legs.; winkler; IAvH 56365. • 3 workers; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.65247&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.68239" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.65247/lat 4.68239)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.65247&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.68239" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.65247/lat 4.68239)">Fca. La Cha</a>; 4.70468°N, 75.62649°W; 1920 m a.s.l.; 28-30 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, forest; IAvH 56359. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62649&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.70468" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62649/lat 4.70468)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62649&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.70468" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62649/lat 4.70468)">Fca La Tunja</a>; 4.68475°N, 75.65247°W; 2000 m a.s.l.; 17-19 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, forest fragment; IAvH 56372. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.65247&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.68475" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.65247/lat 4.68475)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.65247&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.68475" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.65247/lat 4.68475)">Fca Paraiso</a>; 4.695°N, 75.62278°W; 1870 m a.s.l.; 4-6 Jun. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; M.F. Reina, legs.; winkler, forest; IAvH 25870. • 3 workers; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62278&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.695" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62278/lat 4.695)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62278&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.695" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62278/lat 4.695)">Fca Paraiso</a>; 4.69767°N, 75.62582°W; 1910 m a.s.l.; 27-29 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, forest; IAvH 56348. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; IAvH-E-112817. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; IAvH-E-112817. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62582&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.69767" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62582/lat 4.69767)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62582&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.69767" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62582/lat 4.69767)">Fca Paraiso</a>; 4.69278°N, 75.62009°W; 1910 m a.s.l.; 7-9 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; M.F. Reina, legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 56361. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; IAvH-E-248916. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; IAvH 56342. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62009&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.69278" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62009/lat 4.69278)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62009&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.69278" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62009/lat 4.69278)">Fca Paraiso</a>; 4.69302°N, 75.62009°W; 1910 m a.s.l.; 7-9 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; M.F. Reina, legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 56357. • 3 workers; same data as for preceding; IAvH 56362. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62009&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.69302" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62009/lat 4.69302)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62009&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.69302" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62009/lat 4.69302)">Fca Paraiso</a>; 4.69302°N, 75.62009°W; 1910 m a.s.l.; 12-14 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 56349. • 3 workers; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62009&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.69302" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62009/lat 4.69302)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62009&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.69302" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62009/lat 4.69302)">Fca Veracruz</a>; 4.695°N, 75.60217°W; 28-30 Jul. 2002; 2010 m a.s.l.; E. Jiménez &amp; L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, forest fragment; IAvH 56354. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.60217&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.695" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.60217/lat 4.695)">Vda. Cruces</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.60217&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.695" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.60217/lat 4.695)">Fca Veracruz</a>; 4.70317°N, 75.62945°W; 2010; 5-7 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez &amp; M.F. Reina, legs.; winkler, plantation; IAvH 56351. • 3 workers; Risaralda, Pereira, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62945&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.70317" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62945/lat 4.70317)">Vda. La Aurora</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.62945&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.70317" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.62945/lat 4.70317)">Fca. Los Balcones</a>; 5.32714°N, 75.46688°W; 1957 m a.s.l.; 30 Jul-1 Aug. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; E. Londoño legs.; winkler, secondary forest fragment; IAvH 25007. • 1 worker; Risaralda, Pereira, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.46688&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.32714" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.46688/lat 5.32714)">Vda. La</a> Suiza Fca. Cartón Colombia; 4.72544°N, 75.60016°W; 2100 m a.s.l.; 21-23 Nov. 2003; M.F. Reina &amp; L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, Eucalyptus plantation; IAvH 25001. • 2 workers; Risaralda, Pereira, Vda. La Suiza, Fca. El Amparo de Niños; 4.7455°N, 75.59672°W; 1840 m a.s.l.; 28-30 Nov. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; E. Londoño legs.; winkler, mature forest; IAvH 24995. • 3 workers; Risaralda, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.59672&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.7455" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.59672/lat 4.7455)">Pereira</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.59672&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.7455" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.59672/lat 4.7455)">Vda. La</a> Suiza, Fca. Lisdrand; 4.74293°N, 75.58028°W; 1930 m a.s.l.; 4-6 Dec. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; E. Londoño legs.; winkler, mature forest; IAvH 56360. • 1 worker; Risaralda, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.58028&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.74293" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.58028/lat 4.74293)">Pereira</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.58028&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.74293" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.58028/lat 4.74293)">Vda. La</a> Suiza, Fca. Tesorito; 4.72236°N, 75.560108°W; 2050 m a.s.l.; 27-29 Nov. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; E. Londoño legs.; winkler, mature forest; IAvH 56366. • 1 worker; Risaralda, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.560104&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.72236" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.560104/lat 4.72236)">Pereira</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.560104&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.72236" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.560104/lat 4.72236)">Vda. La</a> Suiza, SFF Otún Quimbaya; 4.71962°N, 75.58028°W; 1910 m a.s.l.; 26 Feb. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; E. Londoño legs.; winkler, urapán plantation; IAvH 56371. • 2 workers; Risaralda, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.58028&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.71962" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.58028/lat 4.71962)">Pereira</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.58028&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.71962" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.58028/lat 4.71962)">Vda. La</a> Suiza, SFF Otun Quimbaya ; 4.71962°N, 75.580423°W; 1910 m a.s.l.; 11-13 Jan. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; E. Londoño legs.; winkler, urapán plantation; IAvH 24999. • 1 worker; Risaralda, Salamina, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.58042&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.71962" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.58042/lat 4.71962)">Vda. En Medio de Rio</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.58042&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.71962" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.58042/lat 4.71962)">Fca. Villa Belmira</a>; 5.33563°N, 75.48236°W; 1740 m a.s.l.; 29-31 Jul. 2003; L.E. Franco &amp; J. Cruz, legs.; winkler, shade-grown coffee; IAvH 25003. • 1 worker; Santander, Piedecuesta, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.48236&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.33563" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.48236/lat 5.33563)">Cgto. Sevilla Vda. Cristales</a>, reserva experimental demostrativa El Rasgón; 7.05°N, 72.95°W; 2150 m a.s.l.; 21-23 Sep. 2004; I. Quintero &amp; E. González legs.; winkler, high Andean forest; IAvH 71848. • 1 queen; Valle del Cauca, vda. La Quisiquina, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-72.95&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -72.95/lat 7.05)">Finca Casa Blanca</a>; 3.55°N, 76.15°W; 1914 m a.s.l.; Aug. 2006; Grupo hormigas UV., legs.; ex sifted leaf litter, forest fragment; MUSENUV HOR 006. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; MUSENUV HOR 007. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; IAvH-E-248789. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; IAvH-E-248886 .</p><p>Natural history.</p><p>In Colombia, this species is known from forests at altitudes above 1500 m, with populations in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and in regions of the central and western cordilleras. It is a very abundant species in modified environments and in agroecosystems such as coffee crops that include native trees.</p><p>Comments.</p><p>The specimen from Caquetá (ICN-MHN 080314) is the largest worker (HW 0.72, WL = 0.8; Fig. 5) known so far compared to the other workers (HW 0.49-0.63, N = 12) studied here and the lectotype (HW 0.66, WL = 0.75; from Brown and Kempf 1960). A worker (IAvH 110900) from Quindío is the smallest (HW 0.49).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F8F9B5F22B3B5ADB98F23462506B3FFD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Guerrero, Roberto J.;Grajales-Andica, Andres F.;Fernandez, Fernando;Tocora, Maria C.;Fiorentino, Gianpiero;Garcia, Delly R.	Guerrero, Roberto J., Grajales-Andica, Andres F., Fernandez, Fernando, Tocora, Maria C., Fiorentino, Gianpiero, Garcia, Delly R. (2024): The ants of the genus Rhopalothrix Mayr, 1870 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Colombia. ZooKeys 1191: 129-150, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418
AC98430136BE5980B93189F3D31BC46F.text	AC98430136BE5980B93189F3D31BC46F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhopalothrix isthmica (Weber 1941)	<div><p>Rhopalothrix isthmica (Weber, 1941)</p><p>Figs 2, 6</p><p>Worker measurements</p><p>(N = 8). MdL 0.28-0.3, MdbW 0.08-0.09, ClyL 0.14-0.19, ClyW 0.4-0.43, HL 0.51-0.53, HW 0.54-0.59, WL 0.51-0.56, PrnW 0.29-0.32, PetL 0.23-0.3, PpetL 0.12-0.15, PetW 0.16-0.17, PpetW 0.28-0.31, T4L 0.49-0.55, GL 0.55-0.58.</p><p>Geographic range.</p><p>Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama. In Colombia, this species is known from Antioquia, Bolívar, Santander and Sucre.</p><p>Examined material.</p><p>Colombia • 1 worker; Antioquia, Amalfi, cañon del Porce, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.84256&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.32972" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.84256/lat 7.32972)">La Cancana</a>; 6.76667°N, 74.91667°W; 1000 m a.s.l.; 30 Jul. 1997; F. Serna leg.; ex sifted leaf litter mini-Winkler, low vegetation (stubble); MEFLG 11112. • 1 worker; Bolívar, SFF Los Colorados, La Yaya; 9.92611°N, 75.10583°W; 280 m a.s.l.; 3-5 Jul. 2001; ex sifted leaf litter, dry forest; IAvH-E-263435. • 3 workers; La Guajira, Dibulla, Bello Horizonte, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.84256&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.32972" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.84256/lat 7.32972)">rioCanas</a>; 11.25687°N, 73.44852°W; 6 m a.s.l.; 12 Oct. 2015; ex sifted leaf litter, dry forest; IAvH-E-172164. • 3 workers; La Guajira, Dibulla, Alto San Jorge, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.84256&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.32972" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.84256/lat 7.32972)">rioCanas</a>; 11.218°N, 73.428°W; 73 m a.s.l; 12 Oct. 2015; ex sifted leaf litter, dry forest; IAvH-E-172162, IAvH-E-172163, IAvH-E-172165. • 1 worker; Santander, Rionegro, Vereda Galapagos, Km 32 vía al mar, C.I. La Zuiza; 7.370278°N, 73.17762°W, 537 m a.s.l.; 2020; J.M. Montes leg.; CTNI 8304. • 2 workers; Santander, Puerto Wilches, Platero; 7.3483°N, 73.8960°W; 28 m a.s.l.; 10-15 Nov. 2021; ex sifted leaf litter Winkler No. 4; L. Perez leg.; CBUMAG:ENT:35949. • 1 worker; Santander: Puerto Wilches, Vereda Puente Sogamoso; 7.30537°N, 73.82779°W; 87 m a.s.l.; 22 Jul. 2022; L. Velázquez leg.; IAvH-E-226990. • 14 workers; Santander, Puerto Wilches, Vereda Centro, 7.32972°N, 73.84256°W; 88 m a.s.l.; 8 Jul. 2022; L . Arcila leg; ex sifted leaf litter, riparian forest; IAvH-E-226992, IAvH-E-226993, IAvH-E-226994, IAvH-E-226995, IAvH-E-226996, IAvH-E-232292, IAvH-E-233744, IAvH-E-238973, IAvH-E-238974, IAvH-E-238975, IAvH-E-238976, IAvH-E-243661, IAvH-E-243688. • 1 worker; Santander: Puerto Wilches, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.76817&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.34792" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.76817/lat 7.34792)">Vereda San Claver</a>; 7.34831°N, 73.76817°W; 93 m a.s.l.; 8 Jul. 2022; C. Quevedo-Vega leg.; ex sifted leaf litter, riparian forest; IAvH-E-226997. • 1 worker; Santander: Puerto Wilches, Vereda San Claver; 7.34792°N, 73.76817°W; 77 m a.sl.; 8 Jul. 2022; C. Quevedo-Vega leg.; ex sifted leaf litter, riparian forest; IAvH-E-226998 .</p><p>Natural history.</p><p>Rhopalothrix isthmica workers inhabit dry forest in northern Colombia and both in open grassland and riparian forest in eastern Colombia. In the latter it is a relatively abundant species, being found in 8 of 20 MiniWinkler litter samples. Rhopalothrix isthmica populations have an elevational distribution from near sea level to 1000 m.</p><p>Comments.</p><p>The morphology of the workers matches the diagnostic characters of R. isthmica, including HW 0.57-0.61 (N = 6) recorded by Longino and Boudinot (2013). In the workers of populations from La Guajira (northern Colombia), the portion of the lamella ventral to the propodeal tooth (infradental lamella) is relatively straighter on the outer margin than described by Longino and Boudinot (2013).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AC98430136BE5980B93189F3D31BC46F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Guerrero, Roberto J.;Grajales-Andica, Andres F.;Fernandez, Fernando;Tocora, Maria C.;Fiorentino, Gianpiero;Garcia, Delly R.	Guerrero, Roberto J., Grajales-Andica, Andres F., Fernandez, Fernando, Tocora, Maria C., Fiorentino, Gianpiero, Garcia, Delly R. (2024): The ants of the genus Rhopalothrix Mayr, 1870 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Colombia. ZooKeys 1191: 129-150, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418
1AB4C61BC6035619BD1BFBB433E65387.text	1AB4C61BC6035619BD1BFBB433E65387.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhopalothrix mandibularis Guerrero & Grajales 2024	<div><p>Rhopalothrix mandibularis Guerrero &amp; Grajales sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 2, 7</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype. Colombia • 1 worker; Quindío, Armenia, Sena; 4.56931°N, 75.64347°W; 1565 m a.s.l.; 18 Feb. 2020; A.F. Grajales-Andica &amp; D.R. García-Cárdenas legs.; ex sifted leaf litter, gallery forest; CBUMAG:ENT:35947. Paratypes (N = 4). Colombia • 1 worker; same data as for holotype; CIUQ-025287. • 1 worker; Quindío, Armenia, Parque de la Vida; 4.54614°N, 75.65933°W; 1515 m a.s.l.; 8 Oct. 2020; A.F. Grajales-Andica &amp; D.R. García-Cárdenas legs.; ex sifted leaf litter, gallery forest; CIUQ-025288. • 1 worker; Quindío, Armenia, Yulima; 4.5515°N, 75.671°W; 1485 m a.s.l.; 8 Feb. 2020; A.F. Grajales-Andica &amp; D.R. García-Cárdenas legs.; ex sifted leaf litter, gallery forest; CIUQ-025289. • 1 worker; Valle del Cauca, Vda. El Tenjo, Finca La Alejandría; 3.51667°N, 76.16667°W; 1703 m a.s.l.; Aug. 2006; Grupos Hormigas U. V. legs.; ex sifted leaf litter; MUSENUV HOR 008.</p><p>Holotype worker measurements.</p><p>MdL 0.48, MdbW 0.08, ClyL 0.2, ClyW 0.44, HL 0.67, HW 0.76, WL 0.65, PrnW 0.43, PetL 0.36, PpetL 0.13, PetW 0.19, PpetW 0.31, T4L 0.6, GL 0.68.</p><p>Paratype workers measurements</p><p>(N = 3). MdL 0.48-0.52, MdbW 0.08-0.09, ClyL 0.19-0.21, ClyW 0.44-0.47, HL 0.65-0.69, HW 0.76-0.78, WL 0.65-0.69, PrnW 0.43-0.45, PetL 0.36-0.38, PpetL 0.13-0.17, PetW 0.19-0.22, PpetW 0.3-0.31, T4L 0.6-0.73, GL 0.67-0.73.</p><p>Geographic range.</p><p>Colombia.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Mandible elongated, much longer (MdL&gt; 0.48) than those of other species in the isthmica clade, mandibles with outer and masticatory margins subparallel to each other and curving inward at tip; labrum with two slender subrectangular lobes, notch deep; propodeal tooth large, acute, right angled to declivitous face of propodeum, infradental lamella poorly developed, forming a thin rim.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Worker. Head in full-face view broader than long, diamond-shaped, with straight cephalic lateral margins strongly diverging posteriorly, extending below the level of the dorsal crest of the head, at the level of the latter a rounded widening that continues on lateral margins converging towards the rounded posterolateral cephalic corners; wide and concave posterior cephalic margin; front visibly protruding in dorsal view, with an arched transverse carina (= crest), and depression impressed behind the crest. In lateral view, mandible dorsally inclined in relation to head plane (Fig. 7B); mandible with four to five teeth on masticatory margin as follow: three large equidistant teeth located medially on masticatory margin, basalmost (first) large tooth with a small tooth (sometimes undeveloped) above its base, a middle tooth almost half as long as the previous one, third tooth as long as first, a small fourth tooth as long as 1/3 of first; subapical tooth about twice as long as apical tooth, with denticles at base of both subapical and apical tooth. Trapezoidal labrum as long as broad, with slightly concave sides, subparallel anteriorly, and straight-sided base, labrum with two long blunt subrectangular lobes, with parallel inner faces and deep notch between, length of lobe equal to about 1 /3 of the distance from the base of the notch to the transverse carina at the base of the labrum, Clypeus almost twice as wide as long, with anteroclypeal lobes projecting anterad. Scape just reaching maximum width of head; pedicel and second flagellomere conical towards the base as long as wide, third and fourth flagellomere rectangular wider than long, fifth flagellomere subsquare, last flagellomere finger-shaped tapering apically, as long as the previous four funiculus.</p><p>In lateral view, pronotum and mesonotum at the same level, divided by arcuate promesonotal groove and metanotal groove moderately impressed; propodeal dorsum sloping in lateral view. In dorsal view, pronotum with slightly concave anterior margins, narrowing anteriorly to form a distinguishable neck, pronotum with rounded corners at maximum width; in dorsal view, mesonotum wider than long, narrowing posteriorly. Petiole with well-developed peduncle; in lateral view, with straight dorsal face and posteriorly convex ventral face, the latter with a small subpetiolar process projecting anterad as a blunt tooth; petiolar scale rounded in lateral view; postpetiole twice as wide as long (Fig. 7C).</p><p>Short decumbent hairs on surface of head and mesosoma; dorsum of clypeal plate and above posteroclypeal margin with small squamiform hairs. External margin of scape with about 7-9 squamiform hairs similar in size; apex of scape with erect hairs shorter than squamiform ones; funicles with simple subdecumbent hairs. Legs with coxa and femur with few short decumbent hairs; tibia with abundant long, thick semi-erect hairs, and a pair of long flattened hairs located apically on the external surface of each one. About 4-8 squamiform setae on posterior half of first gastral tergite, unspecialized curved hairs scattered over the disc of the first gastral tergite.</p><p>Head, mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole shagreened, legs shiny with granular surface, except all tibiae with smooth surface; surface of first gastral tergite finely shagreened. Color reddish brown to ferruginous brown, with yellowish brown distal antennal flagellomeres.</p><p>Natural history.</p><p>This species inhabits humid forests between 1400 and 1700 m above sea level. The holotype and several paratypes were collected in fragments of humid gallery forest and Guadua (bamboo) forest in the city of Armenia. All known specimens are from Winkler samples of sifted leaf litter.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The name refers to the long mandibles of the worker, a trait not found in any other species in the isthmica clade.</p><p>Comments.</p><p>This species is placed in the diverse isthmica clade because it shares the two synapomorphies proposed by Longino and Boudinot (2013). This new species, however, has been widely confused in some Colombian collections with R. ciliata due to its similarity in mandibular shape, the shape of the two lobes of the labrum and the depth of the sinus. Rhopalothrix mandibularis can be differentiated from R. ciliata by the absence of squamiform setae on the rostrum, the latter with specialized setae and a flattened surface on the rostrum. Also, mandibles are longer and thinner along their length in R. mandibularis while in R. ciliata they are short and broad; in R. ciliata the tip of the labral lobes can reach up to half the length of the mandible, but in R. mandibularis the anterior margin of the labrum barely reaches the first tooth of the mandible.</p><p>Habitus of the worker of Rhopalothrix mandibularis is similar to that of R. stannardi Brown &amp; Kempf, 1960, but the mandible length is remarkably different between the two, as well as the mandible dentition; R. mandibularis has three teeth located towards the middle of the masticatory margin (the most basal tooth is far from the base), while in R. stannardi the three teeth are equidistant, with the most basal tooth starting at the base of the masticatory margin. Another different feature is the infradental lamella, which is very poorly developed in R. mandibularis, while in R. stannardi the lamella is broad and descends almost perpendicularly from the tooth.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1AB4C61BC6035619BD1BFBB433E65387	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Guerrero, Roberto J.;Grajales-Andica, Andres F.;Fernandez, Fernando;Tocora, Maria C.;Fiorentino, Gianpiero;Garcia, Delly R.	Guerrero, Roberto J., Grajales-Andica, Andres F., Fernandez, Fernando, Tocora, Maria C., Fiorentino, Gianpiero, Garcia, Delly R. (2024): The ants of the genus Rhopalothrix Mayr, 1870 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Colombia. ZooKeys 1191: 129-150, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418
6415A869F84D5B98985E1265A625709D.text	6415A869F84D5B98985E1265A625709D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhopalothrix mariaemirae Tocora, Fiorentino & Fernandez 2024	<div><p>Rhopalothrix mariaemirae Tocora, Fiorentino &amp; Fernandez sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 1, 8, 9</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype. Colombia • 1 worker; Guaviare, Solano, PNN Serranía de Chiribiquete; 0.18189°N 72.61589°W; 250 m a.s.l.; 30 Nov. 2000; F. Acevedo leg.; ICNC: 099809. Paratypes (N = 7). • 1 worker; same data as holotype; CBUMAG:ENT:35950. BRAZIL • 1 worker; Amazonas, Manaus, 2.40262°S, 59.86655°W; 12 Aug. 2016; B. Boudinot, I. Fernandes I &amp; J. Chaul; winkler; ANTWEB1038216; INPA. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; UFV-LABECOL-001942; MZSP. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; UFV-LABECOL-001945; MPEG. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; UFV-LABECOL-001953; CELC. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; UFV-LABECOL-007266; JTLC. • 1 worker; Amazonas, Manaus, 2.40372°S, 59.86573°W; 12 Aug. 2016; B. Boudinot, I. Fernandes I &amp; J. Chaul; winkler; UFV-LABECOL-001944; DZUP.</p><p>Other examined material.</p><p>Colombia • 1 worker; Amazonas, Parque Nacional Natural Amacayacu; 3.81028°S, 70.2662°W; 88 m a.s.l.; 07 Oct. 2007; J. Sosa-Calvo &amp; J. Rodriguez legs.; winkler, leaf litter, forest; USNMENT01127995; USNMENT01127995; USNM. Brazil • 1 worker; Amazonas, Manaus; 2.93333°S, 59.95°W; 6 Oct. 2006; J.L.P. Souza &amp; J.S. Araújo legs.; ANTWEB1038211; INPA. • 1 worker; same data as for preceding; J.L.P. Souza &amp; P.Y. Oliveira legs.; ANTWEB1038212; INPA. • 1 worker; Amazonas; 2.56669°S, 60.09999°W; 9 Sep. 1990; M.O. de A Ribeiro leg.; ANTWEB1038213; INPA. • 1 worker; Rondônia: Jaci Novo; 22 Oct. 2013; ANTWEB1038214; INPA. • 1 worker; Pará, Melgaço, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-58.83832&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=1.55077" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -58.83832/lat 1.55077)">EstacaoCientifica Ferreira Penna</a>; 1.71668°S, 51.41668°W; J.L.P. Souza &amp; C. Moura; 26 Oct. 2003; ANTWEB1038215; INPA. • 1 worker; Rondônia, Porto Velho, área Mutum (M5P2); 9.591389°S, 65.04917°W; 17-27 Jul. 2013; G.R. Mazão &amp; R.S. Probst legs.; CPDC. • 1 worker; Pará, Marituba; 1.36667°S, 48.33333°W; 20 m a.s.l.; 22 Oct. 2004; J.R.M. Santos leg.; winkler, mata; CPDC. GUYANA • 1 worker; Rupununi, nr. Kamoa River, nr Kamoa R. Camp; 1.55077°N, 58.83832°W; 535 m a.s.l.; 24 Oct. 2006; R. Williams &amp; P. Suse legs.; winkler, leaf litter; USNMENT01127994; USNM .</p><p>Geographic range.</p><p>Colombia, Guyana, Brazil.</p><p>Holotype worker measurements.</p><p>MdL 0.3, MdbW 0.06, ClyL 0.16, ClyW 0.43, HL 0.48, HW 0.55, WL 0.52, PrnW 0.35, PetL 0.3, PpetL 0.12, PetW 0.19, PpetW 0.28, T4L 0.42, GL 0.56.</p><p>Paratype workers measurements</p><p>(N = 7). MdL 0.25-0.33, MdbW 0.06-0.08, ClyL 0.12-0.17, ClyW 0.38-0.44, HL0.39-0.49, HW 0.48-0.55, WL 0.43-0.52, PrnW 0.29-0.35, PetL 0.21-0.30, PpetL 0.09-0.13, PetW 0.16-0.19, PpetW 0.24-0.29, T4L 0.35-0.42, GL 0.42-0.56.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Masticatory margin of mandible with two small teeth near the base of the subapical tooth; labrum rounded, about as long as broad, with two poorly produced, bluntly, rounded anterior lobes; promesonotal and metanotal groove continuously concave; larger specialized hairs on face are shaped like inverted bowls of broad flat spoons lying close to and paralleling the integumental surface, in perpendicular view they look like eight large, rounded white scales on head.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Worker. Head in full-face view wider than long, with cephalic lateral margins subparallel to each other, profile interrupted by a deeply impressed notch at the level of the antennal insertions and a triangular notch shallower than the previous one below the level of the diadem of circular/squamiform hairs, at the level of the latter, widened profile projecting rounded angulations continuing on slightly convergent lateral margins towards the angled posterolateral cephalic corners; wide and strongly concave posterior cephalic margin. In lateral view, mandible in the same plane of the head; subapical tooth with prominent recurved acute tooth, directed posteriorly, subapical tooth shorter than width of mandible at base, about twice as long as apical tooth. In full-face view, anterior margin of labrum with shallow median notch, posteromedial portion of labrum translucid. Clypeus about 2.5 times wider than long, with rounded anteroclypeal lobes projecting anterad. Scape just beyond the most posterior notch of the lateral cephalic margin; Pedicel subsquare, second to fourth flagellomere conical towards the base, fifth flagellomere rectangular longer than wide, last flagellomere finger-shaped tapering towards the apex, almost as long as almost as long as the five flagellomeres combined.</p><p>In lateral view, promesonotum convex continuing with the profile of the dorsum of the propodeum, promesonotal depression and metanotal groove slightly impressed; propodeal dorsum falling on a slight slope in lateral view; propodeal tooth developed, distinctly in top half of declivitous face of propodeum in lateral view; infradental lamella very narrow. In dorsal view, pronotum with straight lateral and convex anterior margin, pronotum with angled corners at their maximum width that continue towards slightly convex lateral margins; mesonotum trapezoid-shaped, wider than long, narrowing posteriorly. Petiole with poor-developed peduncle; in lateral view, with the dorsal face short, strongly inclined to connect with the anterior face of the rounded petiole scale, ventral surface straight with a small elongated subpetiolar process projecting anterad; in dorsal view, postpetiole 1.5 times wider than width of petiole (Fig. 8C).</p><p>Head with short decumbent squamiform hairs, notably dispersed and arranged transversely; anterodorsal portion of clypeus with small squamiform hairs broadened apicad. External margin of the scape with about 6-7 squamiform hairs similar in size; apex of scape with few shorter and thicker erect hairs, widely scattered; flagellomeres with simple subdecumbent hairs. Coxa and femur with few very short hairs; tibiae with long, thick semi-erect squamiform hairs on the inner surface, external face of the tibiae devoid of erect hairs, with only a few long, flattened hairs located apically. First gastral tergite largely devoid of setae, with 2-3 squamiform setae at posterolateral margins.</p><p>Head, mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole shagreened, with the surface strongly areolate (Fig. 9); surface of first gastral tergite areolate. Color ocher to orange, concolorous.</p><p>Queen and male. Unknown.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>This species is named after María Emir Sánchez (1953-2023), as a tribute to María C. Tocora’s beloved and inspiring abuela, who recently passed away.</p><p>Comments.</p><p>This species is easily recognized by the anterior labral convexity condition, the two small blunt lobes of the labrum, and the large squamate hairs, 8 in total, on the frons like those of R. diadema (Longino and Boudinot 2013).</p><p>The workers of Rhopalothrix jtl021 (ANTWEB1038216, UFV-LABECOL-001953, and USNMENT01127994) match to R. mariaemirae . Those specimens coincide in the strongly convex labrum, distal margin of labrum slightly notched, and the two poorly-developed lobes. In Rhopalothrix jtl021 the posteromedial portion of labrum is translucid. Also, all specimens share eight strongly convex rounded scales located below the maximum width of the head.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6415A869F84D5B98985E1265A625709D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Guerrero, Roberto J.;Grajales-Andica, Andres F.;Fernandez, Fernando;Tocora, Maria C.;Fiorentino, Gianpiero;Garcia, Delly R.	Guerrero, Roberto J., Grajales-Andica, Andres F., Fernandez, Fernando, Tocora, Maria C., Fiorentino, Gianpiero, Garcia, Delly R. (2024): The ants of the genus Rhopalothrix Mayr, 1870 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Colombia. ZooKeys 1191: 129-150, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418
88DFAFF5F16F51D8808092FE5DCA333B.text	88DFAFF5F16F51D8808092FE5DCA333B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhopalothrix weberi Brown & Kempf 1960	<div><p>Rhopalothrix weberi Brown &amp; Kempf, 1960</p><p>Figs 2, 10</p><p>Worker measurements</p><p>(N = 1). MdL 0.16, MdbW 0.07, ClyL 0.12, ClyW 0.25, HL 0.36, HW 0.37, WL 0.38, PrnW 0.24, PetL 0.17, PpetL 0.09, PetW 0.14, PpetW 0.2, T4L 0.33, GL 0.41.</p><p>Geographic range.</p><p>Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Cuba, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname.</p><p>Examined material.</p><p>Colombia • 1 worker; Santander, Puerto Wilches, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.84256&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.32972" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.84256/lat 7.32972)">Vereda Centro</a>; 7.32972°N, 73.84256°W; 87 m a.s.l.; 13 Jul. 2021; G. Mercado leg.; ex sifted leaf litter riparian forest; IAvH-E-233235 .</p><p>Natural history.</p><p>The only specimen studied here was extracted from the low-density litter of a riparian forest with shrubby vegetation.</p><p>Comments.</p><p>This species is recorded by Achury and Suarez (2018) from the Colombian inter-Andean valley, but we were not able to study those specimens to corroborate the identity. Ants recently collected in Puerto Wilches (Santander) in eastern Colombia included one specimen that matches the taxonomic definition of R. weberi, thus corroborating the presence of this species in Colombia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/88DFAFF5F16F51D8808092FE5DCA333B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Guerrero, Roberto J.;Grajales-Andica, Andres F.;Fernandez, Fernando;Tocora, Maria C.;Fiorentino, Gianpiero;Garcia, Delly R.	Guerrero, Roberto J., Grajales-Andica, Andres F., Fernandez, Fernando, Tocora, Maria C., Fiorentino, Gianpiero, Garcia, Delly R. (2024): The ants of the genus Rhopalothrix Mayr, 1870 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Colombia. ZooKeys 1191: 129-150, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418
