title: The ant genusLinepithema(Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) in Colombia.
abstract: The species of Linepithema Mayr in Colombia are reviewed from collection material. The genus Linepithema comprises 20 species, of which the following are reported in Colombia: L. angulatum (Emery), L. dispertitum (Forel), L. gallardoi (Brèthes), L. humile (Mayr), L. iniquum (Mayr), L. neotropicum Wild, L. piliferum (Mayr), L. tsachila Wild, and a new species, Linepithema hirsutum sp. nov. Linepithema dispertitum is a new record for Colombia and South America. A taxonomic key (English and Spanish) and distribution maps to the species of Linepithema in Colombia are provided.
authors.affiliation: Grupo Insectos Neotropicales, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Magdalena, Carrera 32 # 22-08, Santa Marta, Colombia Programa de Pós graduação em Entomologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP: 81531-980 - Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil. mayron.escarraga@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mayron
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Escárraga
authors.forename: Roberto J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Guerrero
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D003105:Colombia
keywords: Hymenoptera, geographical distribution, Neotropical region, new record, new species, taxonomic keys