Cardiocondyla wroughtonii (Forel 1890)

Myrmicinae, Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia


worker lateral view
worker dorsal view

worker face view

Range

Widespread in the tropics and subtropics.

Identification

Propodeal suture impressed; mesosoma light brown or orange, contrasting with darker gaster; propodeal spines relatively long; scapes relatively long; anterior clypeal margin broadly emarginate.

Similar species: emeryi.

Natural History

I collected this species from a treetrunk in front of the Juan Santa Maria International Airport, in a landscaped area. Joel Dunn collected a nest from the domatium of a Cordia alliodora tree at La Selva Biological Station.


Page author:

John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu


Date of this version: 22 March 2003.
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