Check List 13(5): 635-638, doi: 10.15560/13.5.635
New locality record of Discothyrea neotropica (Bruch, 1919) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) for Argentina and remarks on its distribution
expand article infoJuan M. Arcusa‡, Armando C. Cicchino‡
‡ Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Corresponding author: Juan M. Arcusa ( juan.arcusa@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Jason Gibbs
© 2017 Juan M. Arcusa, Armando C. Cicchino.
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Citation: Arcusa JM, Cicchino AC (2017) New locality record of Discothyrea neotropica (Bruch, 1919) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) for Argentina and remarks on its distribution. Check List 13(5): 635-638. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.5.635
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Abstract
We collected a queen specimen of Discothyrea neotropica Bruch, 1919 in a pitfall trap in Paititi Natural Reserve, southeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina. The new record represents the southernmost occurrence for this species and extends its habitat preferences to a humid temperate climate. Our record of D. neotropica is the first in Argentina since 1949.
Keywords
Proceratiinae; habitat; biogeography