Ecitoninae, Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
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Range
Suriname, Guyana (type locality), Costa Rica. Costa Rica: Atlantic and southern Pacific lowlands.
Identification
Posterior face of propodeum strongly concave, distinctly indented below a rounded juncture of dorsal and posterior faces; eye with distinct convex cornea; head smooth and with sparse small puncta, distinctly shiny; surface of body red brown with violaceous reflections.
Similar species: N. alfaroi.
Natural History
I know this species from two collections. I collected from a column at 1900hrs at Sirena in Corcovado National Park. Ronald Vargas, of Project ALAS, collected from a column at La Selva Biological Station.
Page author:
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA.longinoj@evergreen.edu
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