Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
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Identification
Mandibles much longer than head, with multiple preapical teeth or denticles; face largely shiny.
Range
Colombia, Costa Rica. Costa Rica: Atlantic lowlands.
Natural History
Inhabits lowland to lower montane wet forest; nests in rotten twigs or small pieces of rotten wood on the forest floor; predaceous on small arthropods.
Selected Records
Winkler samples from La Selva Biological Station, Braulio Carrillo National Park to 600m.
La Selva: colony with 1 queen, 1 worker in small chamber in rotten stick at side of stream.
Page author:
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu
Date of this version: 18 August 1997
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