Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997

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(8) Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997

Figure 3G, H

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Antioquia • 5 work- ers; Santafé de Antioquia; 06°33′41″N, 075°49′54″W; alt. 600 m; 06 Oct. 2000; E. Vergara, F. Sernaleg.; UNAB 4772 ; Antioquia • 2 workers; Santafé de Antioquia; 06° 33′41″N, 075°49′54″W; alt. 600 m; 06 Oct. 2000; E. Ver- gara, F. Sernaleg.; UNAB 4772 ; Sucre • 1 worker; Co- losó; 09°29′44″N, 075°23′17″W; alt. 200–700 m; 30 Aug. 2009; G. Mercado leg.; UNAB 4741 ; Sucre • 2 workers; Colosó; 09°29′44″N, 075°23′17″W; alt. 200–700 m; 29 Aug. 2009; G. Mercado leg.; UNAB 4741 .

Identification. Frontal lobes in frontal view triangular, each posterior margin forms an (almost) right angle with the lateral margin; ventral mesopleural carina well-de- veloped and lamelliform; and longitudinal translucent keel present on the postpetiolar sternite ( Lattke 1997).

Distribution. Apterostigma goniodes is distributed from southern Mexico throughout Central America to Colom- bia ( Lattke 1997; Castro et al. 2018; García-Cárdenas et al. 2018).

Figures

Figure 3. Apterostigma species encountered in Colombia. A, B. Apterostigma chocoense, CASENT0922037. C, D. Apterostigma collare, CASENT0922041.E, F. Apterostigma dentigerum, CASENT0922039. G, H. Apterostigma goniodes, CASENT0922040.Photographs taken by M. Esposito obtained from the Antweb database (http://www.antweb.org).