L. paulistana sp. nov.: A mesosoma dorsal view B mesosoma ventral view C mesosoma dorsal view D tegula E petiole F protibial spur and mesotibial spur G metatibial spur. Abbreviations: ane: anepisternum; asII: abdominal sternum II; ax: axilla; cms: medial coxal articular process of the mesopectus; cmt: medial coxal articular process of the metapectus; lmt: lower metapleuron; kat: katespisternum; mca: medial coxal articular process of the metapectus; md: mesodiscrimen; mef: mesocoxal foramen; mf: metacoxal foramen; mes: mesoscutum; msc: mesoscutellum; met: metascutellum; mgo: metapleural gland orifice; msa: mesoscutellar arm; mse: mesepimeron; msf: mesoprefurcal pit; mtf: metaprefurcal pit; msp: mesopleural pit; mss: mesopleural suture; mta: metascutellar arm; mtl: metascutellar line; mtp: metatentorial pit; mts: metapleuropropodeal suture; mtt: metascutellar trough; pal: parapsidal line; plc: petiole ventral posterolateral carina; pro: pronotum; prp: propodeum; prs: propodeal spiracle; ps: petiole spiracle; px: preaxilla; sa: subalar area; ss: scutoscutellar sulcus; ssc: spiracular sclerite; ssu: scutoscutellar suture; trl: transscutal line; tg: tegula; umt: upper metapleuron.

 
 
  Part of: Cantone S, Di Giulio A (2023) A new Neotropical ant species of genus Linepithema Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dolichoderinae) with partial revision of the L. fuscum group based on males. ZooKeys 1160: 125-144. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1160.95694