Myrmicinae, Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
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Range
Costa Rica: Atlantic slope.
Identification
Antennae 9-segmented, so small it is hard to count the five segments between the two-segmented club and the larger first funicular segment; mesosoma relatively elongate; propodeum with separate dorsal face rounding into posterior face; propodeal suture not impressed; petiole lacking anteroventral tooth.
Natural History
This species occurs in lowland rainforest. It is known from one minor worker from La Selva Biological Station. It was collected in a Winkler sample as part of the TEAM (Tropical Ecological Assessment and Monitoring) project.
Page author:
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu
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