Apterostigma chocoense Lattke, 1997

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 : 1208-1209

(5) Apterostigma chocoense Lattke, 1997

Figure 3A, B

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Antioquia • 9 workers ; Amalfi ; 06°51′26″N, 075°07′32″W; alt. 1000 m; 30 Jul. 1997; F. Sernaleg.; MEFLG 40855 , 40856 , 40857 .

Identification. Triangular propodeal denticles present; ventral profile of gaster convex anteriorly and concave posteriorly; and ventral profile of gaster in lateral view sinuous ( Lattke 1997).

Distribution. The present record expands the species known distribution in Colombia from the northwestern Pacific coast to the Andean region ( Fig. 1C ). Outside of Colombia this species is known in Costa Rica, French Guiana, and Panama ( Brandão 1991; Lattke 1997; Fernández and Sendoya 2004).

Figures

Figure 1. Geographic distribution of non-leaf-cutting fungus-growing ant species in Colombia. A. Apterostigma pilosum species-group. B. Genus Cyphomyrmex. C. Apterostigma auriculatum species-group, and genera Mycocepurus, Myrmicocrypta, and Mycetomoellerius. D. Genera Sericomyrmex and Paratrachymyrmex.

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).