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Taxonomic history
| Fernández, 2003B PDF: 30 (q.). |
| Combination in Adelomyrmex: Kempf, 1972b PDF: 18. |
| Senior synonym of Adelomyrmex brevispinosus: Longino, 2012 PDF : 32. |
Mexico to Colombia (type locality Costa Rica) (Fernandez 2003). Costa Rica: montane forests throughout country, becoming less common at lower elevations. Very common in Monteverde cloudforest; rare at La Selva. Material I have seen from Mexico is from cloud forest above 1800m.
Inhabits wet forest floor litter. Known from Winkler and Berlese samples.
Fern‡ndez C., F. 2003. Revision of the myrmicine ants of the Adelomyrmex genus-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 361: 1Ð52.
Menozzi, C. 1931. Contribuzione alla conoscenza del "microgenton" di Costa Rica. III. Hymenoptera - Formicidae. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 25:259-274.
| Scientific Name | Status | Publication | Pages | ModsID | GoogleMaps |
| Adelomyrmex | Fernández, F., 2003, Revision of the myrmicine ants of the Adelomyrmex genus-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 361, pp. 1-52: 5-6, (download) | 5-6 | 20236 | ||
| Adelomyrmex tristani | Fernández, F., 2003, Revision of the myrmicine ants of the Adelomyrmex genus-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 361, pp. 1-52: 30-33, (download) | 30-33 | 20236 | GoogleMaps |
Found most commonly in these habitats: 21 times found in cloud forest, 19 times found in montane wet forest, 18 times found in cloud forest, mature but probably disturbed, some big trees, bordering road on steep slope, 11 times found in cloud forest edge, near dairy farm pasture, some big trees in rocky areas, probably disturbed primary or old second growth, on a steep slope, 1 times found in oak/ostrya forest, 2 times found in ridgetop cloud forest, oak trees, bamboo, 2 times found in riparian forest, cloud forest along stream, near dairy farm pasture, 2nd growth or disturbed primary, 1 times found in wet cloud forest, 1 times found in montane rainforest, 1 times found in wet forest, ...
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 40 times ex sifted leaf litter, 18 times Hojarasca, 15 times ex sifted litter from forest floor, 2 times Primary forest, ex sifted leaf litter., 2 times sifted leaf litter, 1 times Cerca M/01, 1 times Wet forest. Ex sifted leaf litter., 1 times sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), 1 times Primary forest. Ex sifted leaf litter., 1 times litter sample, 1 times litter, ...
Collected most commonly using these methods: 32 times miniWinkler, 24 times Winkler, 19 times Mini Winkler, 4 times maxiWinkler, 1 times litter, 1 times Berlese, 1 times Cloud wet moutain forest litter, 1 times wet cloud forest litter.
Elevations: collected from 730 - 2250 meters, 1728 meters average
Type specimens: paratype brevispinosus: inbiocri001279887; paratype of Adelomyrmex brevispinosus: casent0901018; syntype of Apsychomyrmex tristani: casent0913951
