Hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) del Bosque seco Tropical (Bs-T) de la cuenca alta del río Cauca, Colombia

Based on the review of material deposited in the Museum of Entomology, University of Valle (MUSENUV) and exhaustive search of the literature has been published by the group of Biology, Ecology and Management of Ants in the last 15 years, presents the updated list of ant species that inhabit the tropical dry forest of the Cauca river valley. Implemented various collection methods (direct capture, pitfall traps, tuna baits attraction and Winkler litter extraction) in 13 forest fragments and surrounding habitats, which reported 215 species of ants, represented by 63 genera and 12 subfamilies. Forest fragments, in contrast to other habitats (gallery forest, bamboo, sugar cane crops and pastures), retain 93% of the total diversity, demonstrating its importance in conservation and maintenance of regional diversity of the tropical dry forest.