Apterostigma jubatum 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 : 1211

(10) Apterostigma jubatum Wheeler, 1925

Figure 4C, D

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Chocó • 1 worker; Quibdó; 05°40′40″N, 076°35′36″W; alt. 35 m; 24 Nov. 2001; J. Neita leg.; UNAB 4743 .

Identification. Head in frontal view with frontal lobes ovoid; anterior portion of clypeus with profile concave and convex in the middle; mandibles with 7–8 teeth; and humeral prominence high ( Lattke 1997).

Distribution. Apterostigma jubatum is mostly distributed throughout the Amazon-Orinoco basin, known to occur in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela ( Fernández et al. 1996; Lattke 1997) as well as the Bra- zilian states of Amazonas, Minas Gerais, and Pará.

Figures

Figure 4. Apterostigma species encountered in Colombia. A, B. Apterostigma ierense, CASENT0281772. C, D. Apterostigma jubatum, CASENT0281773. E, F. Apterostigma manni, CASENT0281776. G, H. Apterostigma peruvianum, CASENT0922046. Photographs taken by S. Hartman (A–F) and M. Esposito (G–H) obtained from the Antweb database (http://www.antweb.org).