Ants associated with dry forest fragments and urban environments in Santa Marta, Colombia

Abstract

A public access database of ants associated with dry forest fragments and urban environments in Santa Marta, Colombia is made available through the Sistema de Informacion de Biodiversidad en Colombia (SIB) is presented. Tire collection methods included mainly pit-fall traps, baits, extraction of the ants from the litter by the Winkler method, and the manual collection of those that foraged on arboreal vegetation. Tire data set contains 54 323 records, distributed in seven subfamilies, 42 genera, 88 species, and nine morphospecies. This list is a tool to promote the studv and conservation of ants in urban areas.