Rhopalothrix ciliata Mayr, 1870

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, pp. 129-150 : 129

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.110418

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CA34EBDA-15B5-43CD-9966-6CF8B322EE7D

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scientific name

Rhopalothrix ciliata Mayr, 1870
status

 

Rhopalothrix ciliata Mayr, 1870 View in CoL

Figs 2 View Figure 2 , 4 View Figure 4 , 5 View Figure 5

Type material.

Lectotype. Colombia • 1 worker; Santa Fe de Bogota; G. Mayr, leg.; AntWeb image examined, CASENT0915695; NHMW.

Worker measurements

(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.

Geographic range.

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.

Examined material.

Colombia • 4 workers; Antioquia , Támesis, Vda. LaVirgen Fca La Cumbre ; 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 GoogleMaps , Aranzazu, Vda. Buenavista, Fca. La Palma ; 5.27956°N, 75.49238°W; 2025 m a.s.l.; 29-31 Jul. 2003; L.E. Franco & J. Cruz legs.; winkler, living fence; IAvH 25010. • 1 worker; Caldas GoogleMaps , Aranzazu, Vda. Chamberry, Fca. Las Garzas ; 5.301939°N, 75.50144°W; 1940 m a.s.l.; 31 Jul.-4 Aug. 2003; L.E. Franco & J. Cruz legs.; winkler, mature forest fragment; IAvH 248793. • 1 worker; Caldas GoogleMaps , Aranzazu, Vda. El Edén, Fca. El Gibarito ; 5.29681°N, 74.8867°W; 1930 m a.s.l.; 5-7 Aug. 2003; L.E. Franco & J. Cruz legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 56368. • 2 workers; Caldas GoogleMaps , Aranzazu, Vda. Guiaira, Fca. Villa Ofelia ; 5.28549°N, 75.46419°W; 1965 m a.s.l.; 1-3 Aug. 2003; L.E. Franco & J. Cruz legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 54998. • 1 worker; Caldas GoogleMaps , Aranzazu, Vda. La Guaira, Fca. Alto Bonito ; 5.27883°N, 72.48461°W; 2056 m a.s.l.; 25-26 Jul. 2003; L.E. Franco & J. Cruz legs.; winkler; IAvH 56374. • 1 worker; Caldas GoogleMaps , Aranzazu, Vda. La Pradera, Fca. Mina Manzanillo ; 5.32169°N, 75.50144°W; 2080 m a.s.l.; 2-4 Aug. 2003; L.E. Franco & J. Cruz legs.; winkler, mature forest fragment; IAvH 55000. • 1 worker; Caldas GoogleMaps , Aranzazu, Vda. San José, Fca. El Montier ; 5.32694°N, 72.99028°W; 1960 m a.s.l.; 2-4 Jul. 2003; L.E. Franco & J. Cruz legs.; winkler, secondary forest fragment; IAvH 25012. • 1 worker; Caldas GoogleMaps , Aranzazu, Vda. San José, Fca. Santa Teresa ; 5.32475°N, 75.49786°W; 2005 m a.s.l.; 2-4 Aug. 2003; L.E. Franco & J. Cruz legs.; winkler; IAvH 56356. • 1 worker; Caquetá GoogleMaps , PNN Picachos ; 2.7975°N, 74.8549°W; 1775 m a.s.l.; Nov. 1997; F. Escobar leg.; ICN-MHN 080314. • 1 worker; Quindío GoogleMaps , Armenia, Parque de la Vida; 4.5461398°N, 75.65933°W; 151 m a.s.l.; 8 Oct. 2020; A.F. Grajales-Andica & D.R. García-Cárdena legs.; winkler, bamboo forest; CBUMAG:ENT:35948.• 1 worker; Quindío, Circasia, Fca. Calamar GoogleMaps ; 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, Vda. Cruces , Fca. Agua Bonita GoogleMaps ; 4.68581°N, 75.62822°W; 1830 m a.s.l.; 20-22 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez & L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 56350; • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, Vda. Cruces , Fca. Agua Bonita GoogleMaps ; 4.68778°N, 75.62729°W; 1870 m a.s.l.; 21-23 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez & L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 56343. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, Vda. Cruces , Fca GoogleMaps Brasil; 4.68817°N, 75.64245°W; 1850 m a.s.l.; 24-26 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez & L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, forest fragment; IAvH 56355. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, Vda. Cruces , Fca. El Palacio GoogleMaps ; 4.69325°N, 75.63291°W; 1810 m a.s.l.; 18-20 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez & L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, forest edge; IAvH 56358. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, Vda. Cruces , Fca El Roble GoogleMaps ; 4.68239°N, 75.65247°W; 1990 m a.s.l.; 3-5 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez & L.E. Franco legs.; winkler; IAvH 56365. • 3 workers; Quindío, Filandia, Vda. Cruces , Fca. La Cha GoogleMaps ; 4.70468°N, 75.62649°W; 1920 m a.s.l.; 28-30 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez & L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, forest; IAvH 56359. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, Vda. Cruces , Fca La Tunja GoogleMaps ; 4.68475°N, 75.65247°W; 2000 m a.s.l.; 17-19 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez & L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, forest fragment; IAvH 56372. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, Vda. Cruces , Fca Paraiso GoogleMaps ; 4.695°N, 75.62278°W; 1870 m a.s.l.; 4-6 Jun. 2002; E. Jiménez & M.F. Reina, legs.; winkler, forest; IAvH 25870. • 3 workers; Quindío, Filandia, Vda. Cruces , Fca Paraiso GoogleMaps ; 4.69767°N, 75.62582°W; 1910 m a.s.l.; 27-29 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez & 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, Vda. Cruces , Fca Paraiso GoogleMaps ; 4.69278°N, 75.62009°W; 1910 m a.s.l.; 7-9 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez & 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, Vda. Cruces , Fca Paraiso GoogleMaps ; 4.69302°N, 75.62009°W; 1910 m a.s.l.; 7-9 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez & M.F. Reina, legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 56357. • 3 workers; same data as for preceding; IAvH 56362. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, Vda. Cruces , Fca Paraiso GoogleMaps ; 4.69302°N, 75.62009°W; 1910 m a.s.l.; 12-14 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez & L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, riparian vegetation; IAvH 56349. • 3 workers; Quindío, Filandia, Vda. Cruces , Fca Veracruz GoogleMaps ; 4.695°N, 75.60217°W; 28-30 Jul. 2002; 2010 m a.s.l.; E. Jiménez & L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, forest fragment; IAvH 56354. • 1 worker; Quindío, Filandia, Vda. Cruces , Fca Veracruz GoogleMaps ; 4.70317°N, 75.62945°W; 2010; 5-7 Jul. 2002; E. Jiménez & M.F. Reina, legs.; winkler, plantation; IAvH 56351. • 3 workers; Risaralda, Pereira, Vda. La Aurora , Fca. Los Balcones GoogleMaps ; 5.32714°N, 75.46688°W; 1957 m a.s.l.; 30 Jul-1 Aug. 2003; L.E. Franco & E. Londoño legs.; winkler, secondary forest fragment; IAvH 25007. • 1 worker; Risaralda, Pereira, Vda. La GoogleMaps Suiza Fca. Cartón Colombia; 4.72544°N, 75.60016°W; 2100 m a.s.l.; 21-23 Nov. 2003; M.F. Reina & L.E. Franco legs.; winkler, Eucalyptus plantation; IAvH 25001. • 2 workers; Risaralda GoogleMaps , 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 & E. Londoño legs.; winkler, mature forest; IAvH 24995. • 3 workers; Risaralda, Pereira , Vda. La GoogleMaps Suiza, Fca. Lisdrand; 4.74293°N, 75.58028°W; 1930 m a.s.l.; 4-6 Dec. 2003; L.E. Franco & E. Londoño legs.; winkler, mature forest; IAvH 56360. • 1 worker; Risaralda, Pereira , Vda. La GoogleMaps Suiza, Fca. Tesorito; 4.72236°N, 75.560108°W; 2050 m a.s.l.; 27-29 Nov. 2003; L.E. Franco & E. Londoño legs.; winkler, mature forest; IAvH 56366. • 1 worker; Risaralda, Pereira , Vda. La GoogleMaps Suiza, SFF Otún Quimbaya; 4.71962°N, 75.58028°W; 1910 m a.s.l.; 26 Feb. 2003; L.E. Franco & E. Londoño legs.; winkler, urapán plantation; IAvH 56371. • 2 workers; Risaralda, Pereira , Vda. La GoogleMaps Suiza, SFF Otun Quimbaya ; 4.71962°N, 75.580423°W; 1910 m a.s.l.; 11-13 Jan. 2003; L.E. Franco & E. Londoño legs.; winkler, urapán plantation; IAvH 24999. • 1 worker; Risaralda, Salamina, Vda. En Medio de Rio , Fca. Villa Belmira GoogleMaps ; 5.33563°N, 75.48236°W; 1740 m a.s.l.; 29-31 Jul. 2003; L.E. Franco & J. Cruz, legs.; winkler, shade-grown coffee; IAvH 25003. • 1 worker; Santander, Piedecuesta, Cgto. Sevilla Vda. Cristales , reserva experimental demostrativa El Rasgón GoogleMaps ; 7.05°N, 72.95°W; 2150 m a.s.l.; 21-23 Sep. 2004; I. Quintero & E. González legs.; winkler, high Andean forest; IAvH 71848. • 1 queen; Valle del Cauca, vda. La Quisiquina, Finca Casa Blanca GoogleMaps ; 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 GoogleMaps .

Natural history.

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.

Comments.

The specimen from Caquetá (ICN-MHN 080314) is the largest worker (HW 0.72, WL = 0.8; Fig. 5 View Figure 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).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Rhopalothrix