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Taxonomic history
J. Longino, 4 Apr 2022: DNA barcode data associate workers from Chiapas, Mexico, identified as N. adnepos (Wheeler 1922), and Panama males identified as N. puerulus Borgmeier 1955.
Found most commonly in these habitats: 6 times found in mature wet forest, 2 times found in wet forest, 1 times found in 2° wet forest, 1 times found in dry forest, 1 times found in edge of second-growth rainforest.
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 6 times ex sifted leaf litter, 1 times ex rotten log, 1 times nocturnal foraging column, 1 times leaf litter, 1 times ex soil, 1 times ground forager(s).
Collected most commonly using these methods: 5 times MiniWinkler, 1 times search, 1 times MaxiWinkler, 1 times Berlese, 1 times hand collection.
Elevations: collected from 5 - 1350 meters, 171 meters average
Collect Date Range: collected between 1985-07-01 and 2015-04-30
Type specimens: syntype of Eciton marginatum: casent0905726
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