A checklist of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico

Abstract

The first checklist of ants of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, which includes information about 25 species of ants, is given. Twenty two ants species are recorded for the first time for the state of Tlaxcala. Lasius latipes (Walsh, 1863) at the first is reliably indicated for the fauna of Mexico

Keywords

• Hymenoptera
• Formicidae
• ants
• new records
• altitudinal distribution
• Tlaxcala
• Mexico