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Species: Eurhopalothrix hunhau   Longino, 2013 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Eurhopalothrix hunhau Longino, 2013 PDF: 123, figs 10B, 21, 35 (w.q.) GUATEMALA. Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Neotropical Region: Americas, Baja Verapaz, Central America, Chiapas, Cortés, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Oaxaca, Quetzaltenango, Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, Santa Rosa, Suchitepéquez, Veracruz, Zacapa

Distribution Notes:

Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala.

Biology:

This species occurs in mature cloud forest and wet oak/pine forests in the mountains of southern Mexico and Guatemala, from 1000–2000 m elevation. Most collections are from Winkler or Berlese samples of sifted leaf litter and rotten wood. A worker was collected as an isolated ground forager, and another worker was collected at or near a bait on the ground. It can be locally abundant: on the slopes of Volcán Atitlán in Guatemala it occurred in 35% of quantitative miniWinkler samples.

Identification:

Masticatory margin of mandible with double row of teeth, outer series of lower triangular teeth, inner row of 3 long, spiniform teeth; erect setae on face strongly spatulate; basal lobe of scape strongly developed, SLI 15–21; HW 0.69–0.83; posterior mesonotum with a pronounced, short longitudinal keel between the posteriormost pair of spatulate setae. Similar to E. gravis, E. xibalba.

Comments:

Hunhau was a primary Mayan death god, lord of the underworld.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 55 times found in cloud forest, 3 times found in oak forest, 1 times found in 2º cloud forest, 2 times found in cloud forest litter, 1 times found in mixed hardwood forest, 2 times found in oak forest litter, 1 times found in Quercus mesic forest, 1 times found in riparian oak forest, 1 times found in bosque ripario, 1 times found in disturbed Quercus forest, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 64 times ex sifted leaf litter, 3 times forest litter, 1 times leaf litter, 2 times hojarasca, 1 times at bait.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 38 times MiniWinkler, 18 times MaxiWinkler, 6 times Winkler, 4 times Berlese, 2 times Berlese/Winkler, 1 times search, 1 times Baiting, 1 times Maxi Winkler.

Elevations: collected from 1070 - 2080 meters, 1638 meters average

Type specimens: holotype Eurhopalothrix hunhau Longino 2013: casent0614549; paratype Eurhopalothrix hunhau Longino 2013: casent0612539, casent0612540, casent0612541, casent0612544, casent0612551, casent0612562, casent0612566, casent0614548



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