Smithistruma probatrix Brown 1964

Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia

John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu

4 March 1997

Identification
worker lateral view
worker face view

Color brown-black; 6-segmented antennae; face punctate; sides of posterior half of mesosoma completely and densely punctulate; head very elongate.

Geography

Mexico (type locality in Chiapas), Costa Rica. Costa Rican specimens from Monteverde, La Selva Biological Station.

Natural History

Inhabits wet forest floor. Presumed predaceous.

How to collect

This species is rare and/or difficult to collect. Costa Rican specimens include one from a sifted litter sample, another from a Berlese sample.

Page author: John T. Longino longinoj@evergreen.edu

Last modified: 03/04/1997