Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
Range
Costa Rica: southwestern lowlands.
Identification
Mesosoma dorsum with appressed or decumbent pilosity in addition to longer erect to suberect hair; scapes with appressed pubescence but lacking erect setae; setae on gaster relatively short and suberect, not differentiated into short decumbent pilosity and longer erect hairs; WL 0.75-0.76mm.
Notes
Kugler (1994) described this species from one collection by P. S. Ward, a Winkler sample from 3km N Ciudad Neily. Longino collected additional material of the species in Winkler samples from Carara, Manuel Antonio, 19km S Ciudad Neily, Rancho Quemado, and Sirena.
Queen: lateral view (reduced, original); face view (reduced, original);
Literature Cited
Kugler, C. 1994. Revision of the ant genus Rogeria (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with descriptions of the sting apparatus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 3:17-89.
Page authors:
Grant Ramsey, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA.
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA.longinoj@evergreen.edu
Charles Kugler, Radford University, Radford VA 24142 USA.