Mycetophylax simplex (Emery, 1888) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): first record in Uruguay and distribution extension

Patricia Gonzalez-Vainer; Darío Larrea; Virginia Mourglia

doi:10.15560/12.2.1869

Check List 12(2): e19471, doi: 10.15560/12.2.1869

Mycetophylax simplex (Emery, 1888) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): first record in Uruguay and distribution extension

Darío Daniel Larrea^‡, Virginia Mourglia^§, Patricia González-Vainer^|

‡ Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Argentina§ Universidad de la República, Uruguay| iversidad de la República,

Corresponding author: Patricia González-Vainer ( vainer@fcien.edu.uy )

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Citation: Gonzalez-Vainer P, Larrea D, Mourglia V (2016) Mycetophylax simplex (Emery, 1888) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): first record in Uruguay and distribution extension. Check List 12(2): 1869. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.2.1869

Abstract

This study provides the first record of Mycetophylax simplex (Emery, 1888) for Uruguay and extends the known distribution of this species south in South America. Mycetophylax simplex is currently the only species of the genus that occurs in Uruguay. Workers and queens were captured with pitfall traps in a sandy beach on east coast of Uruguay. Data and figures of M. simplex for the recognition of the species and map of distribution are presented.

Keywords

Myrmicinae; fungus growing; Atta genus-group; Neotropical Region; new record; sandy beach; Rocha