Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
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Additional images: Queen, face view (small, large); lateral view (small, large); mandible (large).
Range
Costa Rica: Atlantic and Pacific lowlands.
Identification
Color yellow; head long and relatively thin; clypeal carinae moderately divergent, ending in short teeth; mandible with teeth 2-4 subequal in size and evenly spaced; eye black, composed of 2-3 fused ommatidia; metanotal groove a small notch; propodeum sloping.
Similar species: JTL-021, JTL-029.
Natural History
I have collections from diverse habitats. Workers and a queen were obtained from under debris at a beach edge site (coconut strand) on the Atlantic coast. At La Selva Biological Station, the species is occasionally encountered in Winkler samples, Berlese samples, and at baits. At Sirena in Corcovado National Park it has been collected at baits near the beach edge and in a recent treefall.
Page author:
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA.longinoj@evergreen.edu
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