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Taxonomic history
Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica (type locality). Costa Rica: throughout the country in wet forest habitats, low and middle elevations. Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve, La Selva Biological Station and northern slope Volcan Barba to 1100m, Turrialba, Penas Blancas, Pitilla in Guanacaste Conservation Area, Carara, Wilson Botanical Garden. Unknown from the Osa Peninsula and vicinity.
This species occurs in mature wet forest habitats, and inhabits leaf litter on the forest floor. I most often collect it in Winkler samples of sifted litter.
Emery, C. 1890. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. I-V. Bullettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana 22:38-80.
Found most commonly in these habitats: 299 times found in mature wet forest, 280 times found in montane wet forest, 117 times found in lowland rainforest, 108 times found in tropical moist forest, 86 times found in 2ndary liquidambar forest, 81 times found in tropical rainforest, 79 times found in ridgetop cloud forest, 71 times found in mesophyll forest, 63 times found in mesophil forest, 55 times found in tropical wet forest, ...
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1277 times ex sifted leaf litter, 137 times Hojarasca, 131 times at bait, 68 times sifted litter, 6 times foragers at cookie bait, 7 times ex sifted litter, 5 times Sobre Vegetacion, 5 times forest litter, 2 times strays, 4 times Camino toma de Agua, 3 times Cerca del Refugio Cascante, ...
Collected most commonly using these methods: 1048 times MiniWinkler, 152 times Winkler, 151 times MaxiWinkler, 132 times Mini Winkler, 128 times Baiting, 53 times Berlese, 9 times hand collecting, 13 times search, 8 times Search & Berles, 9 times Night MiniWinkler, 4 times Sweeping, ...
Elevations: collected from 5 - 1800 meters, 588 meters average
Collect Date Range: collected between 1975-07-09 and 2020-02-16
Type specimens:
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