= Oligomyrmex nevermanni (Mann 1926); see Fern‡ndez 2004.
Myrmicinae, Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
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Range
Mexico to southern Brazil (Fern‡ndez 2004). Costa Rica: wet forest habitats on both slopes to 1300m elevation.
Identification
Antennae 11-segmented; pronotal dorsum longitudinally rugose; hind tibia with long suberect pilosity.
Similar species: brevipilosa.
Natural History
This species is mainly known from Winkler samples of sifted litter from the forest floor. It is relatively common in Winkler samples from lowland and mid-elevation wet forest habitats. It is less often collected using other methods. Nichole Barger made one collection of urichi while baiting at La Selva Biological Station. Bill Eberhard observed a flight of males from a nest in the ground near his home in Cerros de Escazu. Nevermann found the type series of nevermanni (now a junior synonym of urichi) in a rotten log, in company with Pachycondyla stigma.
Literature Cited
Fern‡ndez C., F. 2004. The American species of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Caldasia 26:191-238.
Page author:
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu
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