Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
Additional images: worker mesosoma dorsal view (small, large); metasoma dorsal view (small, large).
Range
Costa Rica (Atlantic slope).
Identification
Antennae 11-segmented; in lateral view, dorsal and ventral margins of fourth abdominal segment convex; pilosity relatively long, giving a scruffy appearance; dorsum of third abdominal segment with distinctly formed, entire, puncta; dorsum of fourth abdominal segment smooth, with no puncta.
Natural History
I know this species from one worker. The ALAS project collected it in a Winkler sample from the 1070m site on the Barva transect.
Page author:
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA.longinoj@evergreen.edu