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Article

Description of New Species Within the Crematogaster limata Species Complex (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Colombia

by
María C. Tocora
1,2,*,
Lina Pedraza
3,
Gianpiero Fiorentino
4 and
Fernando Fernández
5
1
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
2
Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
3
Department of Zoology/Evolutionary Biology, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
4
Department of Biological Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
5
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Carrera 30 No. 45-03, Bogotá 111321, Colombia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Diversity 2026, 18(6), 338; https://doi.org/10.3390/d18060338
Submission received: 7 April 2026 / Revised: 23 May 2026 / Accepted: 27 May 2026 / Published: 4 June 2026
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Systematics, Evolution and Diversity in Ants)
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Abstract

The limata species complex of the genus Crematogaster encompasses ants with an elongated petiole that gradually narrows towards the anterior margin (dorsal view), a smooth and shining face, with abundant long erect setae, and well-developed propodeal spines. This complex of species is restricted to the Neotropical Region, and is common in arboreal environments of primary and secondary forests, agricultural ecosystems, and even human-modified environments, where they can be locally abundant. Currently, the complex comprises 20 species from southern Mexico to Paraguay and southern Brazil, nesting mainly in twigs, litter, and under bark. Here, we describe six new species from Colombia: C. labalsa, C. orito, C. protzalezi, C. quipile, C. tequendama, and C. vega, based on the worker caste. Additionally, we provide an identification key and original descriptions, including comparisons with the closest species.
Keywords: Crematogaster; South America; taxonomy; limata complex Crematogaster; South America; taxonomy; limata complex

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Tocora, M.C.; Pedraza, L.; Fiorentino, G.; Fernández, F. Description of New Species Within the Crematogaster limata Species Complex (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Colombia. Diversity 2026, 18, 338. https://doi.org/10.3390/d18060338

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Tocora MC, Pedraza L, Fiorentino G, Fernández F. Description of New Species Within the Crematogaster limata Species Complex (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Colombia. Diversity. 2026; 18(6):338. https://doi.org/10.3390/d18060338

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Tocora, María C., Lina Pedraza, Gianpiero Fiorentino, and Fernando Fernández. 2026. "Description of New Species Within the Crematogaster limata Species Complex (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Colombia" Diversity 18, no. 6: 338. https://doi.org/10.3390/d18060338

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Tocora, M. C., Pedraza, L., Fiorentino, G., & Fernández, F. (2026). Description of New Species Within the Crematogaster limata Species Complex (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Colombia. Diversity, 18(6), 338. https://doi.org/10.3390/d18060338

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