Species: Nesomyrmex jtl012

Distribution Notes:

Mexico to Costa Rica.

Biology:

This species occurs in mature wet forest and is most common from about 500m elevation to the lower edge of cloud forest at 1100m. It is most often found in fresh treefalls or by beating low vegetation. Nest have been found in a dead stem, in live stem Ficus, and in live stem Coussapoa.

Identification:

cf. pittieri; face uniformly setose; color orange to partially infuscated.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in montane wet forest, 1-day old treefall, 2 times found in Wet forest, 1 times found in rainforest, 3 times found in ridgetop cloud forest, 2 times found in lowland wet forest, 1 times found in mature wet forest, 1 times found in 2º lowland rainforest, 1 times found in lowland rainforest, 1 times found in mesophil forest, 1 times found in pasture/cloud forest edge.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 7 times beating vegetation, 2 times ex live stem Ficus, 1 times nest in live Coussapoa stem, 1 times Ants in recent treefall, 1 times ex dead stem in branchfall, 2 times beating veg., 1 times strays.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 6 times search, 9 times Beating.

Elevations: collected from 225 - 1150 meters, 944 meters average

Type specimens:

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