Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925

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

(30) Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925

Figure 8A, B

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Antioquia • 4 workers; Santafé de Antioquia; 06°33′41″N, 075°49′54″W; alt. 600 m; 06 Oct. 2000; E. Vergara, F. Sernaleg.; UNAB 4759 ; Amazonas • 3 workers; La Pedrera; 01°35′00″S, 069°30′00″W; alt. 87 m; 12–21 Apr. 2001; A. Sabo- gal leg.; UNAB 4759 ; Caquetá • 4 workers; Florencia; 01°37′11″N, 075°36′14″W; alt. 300 m; 31 Mar. 2016; F. Sernaleg.; UNAB 4364 ; Caquetá • 3 workers; Florencia; 01°30′4″N, 075°39′42″W; alt. 280 m; Sep. 2017; UNAB members leg.; UNAB 4759 ; Caquetá • 1 worker; Flor- encia; 01°30′4″N, 075°39′42″W; alt. 280 m; Sep. 2017; D. Cubillosleg.; UNAB 4759 ; Chocó • 1 worker; Lloró; 05°29′00″N, 076°32′00″W; alt. 90 m; 26 Nov. 1998; J. Neita, M. Renteria leg.; MEFLG 5902 ; Chocó • 6 work- ers; Unguía; 08°02′00″N, 077°05′00″W; alt. 7 m; Jan. 2002; F. Sernaleg.; UNAB 4759 ; Meta • 1 worker; Puerto Lopez; 04°17′31″N, 072°33′40″W; alt. 182 m; 21 Apr. 2011; M. Montanez leg.; UNAB 4759 ; Tolima • 1 worker; Guamo; 04°02′05″N, 074°58′25″W; alt. 323 m; 18 Aug. 2003; F. Serna, E. Díaz leg.; UNAB 4759 ; Tolima • 1 worker; Icononzo; 04°10′32″N, 074°32′00.5″W; alt. 480 m; 1 Jul. 1997; C. Sarmiento leg.; MEFLG 5381 .

Identification. Medium-sized species; mandible usu- ally striate; frontal carina complete; frontal lobe triangu- lar; eye almost flat, without white layer; posterior cephalic margin with abrupt to gradual emargination; mesosomal tubercles from low and obtuse to well-developed; and gas- ter with lateral carina strongly developed, dorsal carina from weak to well-developed ( Ješovnik and Schultz 2017).

Distribution. Sericomyrmex amabilis is present in Central America and occurs from San Luis Potosí in Mexico to Panama. In South America, S. amabilis has been reported from Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela ( Wheeler 1925; Ješovnik and Schultz 2017).

Figures

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).