Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
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Range
Southern USA to Colombia, Jamaica, Brazil (type locality). Costa Rica: Guanacaste lowlands.
Identification
Postpetiole grossly swollen.
Natural History
Solenopsis globularia prefers seasonally dry habitats in Costa Rica. I found a nest under a stone in the oak forest of Santa Rosa National Park, and I found a nest in epiphytic soil on a tree trunk near Lagartos, on the road to Monteverde. These are the only two Costa Rican collections I have seen.
Page author:
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA.longinoj@evergreen.edu
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