Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
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Images of petiole, lateral view, dorsal view.
Range
Costa Rica: La Selva Biological Station, north slope Volcan Barba at 500m, Penas Blancas Valley.
Identification
In usual resting position, mandibles flush against anterior border of clypeus; masticatory margin of mandible subequal in length to basal margin, and with 4-5 blunt teeth; clypeus large and triangular, completely concealing labrum; petiolar node relatively elongate, with dorsal face sloping toward anterior foramen, anterior face confluent with dorsal face, in dorsal view sides converging anteriorly but not concave; dorsal face of propodeum transversely striate.
Measurements: HL 2.248, HW (not including eyes) 1.512, SL 3.614, EL 0.566, WL 4.430, based on specimen INBIOCRI001279733.
Natural History
I have seen 5 specimens of this species, each an isolated worker collected on the ground. One of the workers I observed carrying phalangid prey.
Type data
Leptogenys famelica Emery 1896:91, pl. 1, fig. 6. Syntype worker: Costa Rica, Suerre, near Jimenez (Alfaro).
Literature Cited
Emery, C. 1896. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XVII-XXV. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 28:33-107.
Page author:
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu
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