Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937

Mera-Rodríguez, Daniela, Serna, Francisco, Sosa-Calvo, Jeffrey, Lattke, John & Rabeling, Christian, 2020, A checklist of the non-leaf-cutting fungus-growing ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Colombia, with new biogeographic records, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1205-1227 : 1219

(31) Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937

Figure 8C, D

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Antioquia • 1 worker; Andes; 05°41′00″N, 075°50′00″W; alt. 1700 m; 09 Mar. 2017; M. Ramirez leg.; UNAB 4760 ; Amazonas • 1 worker; La Pedrera; 01°35′00″S, 069°28′00″W; alt. 87 m; 29 Apr.–7 May 2001; A. Sabogal leg.; UNAB 4760 ; Caquetá • 2 workers; Florencia; 01°30′9.99″N, 075°36′23″W; alt. 250 m; 21 Sep. 2016; F. Sernaleg.; UNAB 363 ; Putumayo • 1 worker; Mocoa; 01°08′00″N, 076°38′00″W; alt. 500 m; 11–13 Jun. 2002; UNAB mem- bers leg.; UNAB 4773 ; Vaupés • 1 worker; Taraira; 01°04′00″S, 069°31′00″W; alt. 85 m; 14–20 May 2001; A. Sabogal leg.; UNAB 4760 .

Identification. Large species; hairs thick and dark; pos- terior cephalic emargination deep, gradually impressed; posterior cephalic corner acute to rounded; mandible dorsally smooth; frontal lobe triangular; mesosomal tu- bercles distinct, sometimes relatively sharp; and gaster with lateral carina weakly to moderately developed, and dorsal carina absent ( Ješovnik and Schultz 2017).

Distribution. Sericomyrmex bondari is widely distributed throughout South America and has been recorded in Bolivia, the Brazilian states of Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pernam- buco, Rio de Janeiro, and Rondônia, as well as in Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela ( Borgmeier 1937; Ješovnik and Schultz 2017).

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Figure 8. Sericomyrmex species encountered in Colombia. A, B. Sericomyrmex amabilis, CASENT0922156/ M. Esposito. C, D. Sericomyrmex bondari, USNMENT01125823/ A. Ješovnik. E, F. Sericomyrmex mayri, CASENT0909370/ W. Ericson. G, H. Sericomyrmex saussurei, USN- MENT00445513/ W. Ericson. Photographs obtained from the Antweb database (http://www.antweb.org).