A new species of the ant genus Forelius (Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) from the dry forest of Colombia.

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Guerrero, R. J., Fernández, F. (2008): A new species of the ant genus Forelius (Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) from the dry forest of Colombia. Zootaxa 1958: 51-60, URL: http://hol.osu.edu/reference-full.html?id=22407AbstractForelius damiani sp. nov. is described from the dry forest of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, and additional collections from Costa Rica and Texas (USA). This new species is separated from the other rounded spiracles Forelius by the number of erect pronotal hairs, size and coloration. Comments and hypotheses about the biogeography of the genus are provided. Forelius pruinosus is recorded for the first time for Colombia.Key words: Ants, Forelius, Neotropical region, taxonomy, ColombiaResumenSe describe a Forelius damiani sp. nov., del bosque seco de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia; esta especie tambien se encuentra en Costa Rica y Texas (Estados Unidos de Norte America). Esta nueva especie puede separarse de las otras Forelius con espiraculo redondeado, por el numero de pelos erectos en el pronoto, tamafio y la coloration. Ademas, se presentan comentarios e hipotesis sobre la biogeografia del genero Forelius. La especie Forelius pruinosus es registrada por primera vez para Colombia.Palabras clave: Hormigas, Forelius, region Neotropical, taxonomia, Colombia