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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Neotropical Region: Americas, Antioquia, Central America, Chocó, Coclé, Colombia, Cotopaxi, Ecuador, Guyana, Los Ríos, Panama, Panamá, Pichincha, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, South America, Valle del Cauca

Distribution Notes:

Panama, Colombia, Ecuador.

Biology:

This species is now known from a range of habitats from central Panama to Ecuador. It has been collected in lowland rainforest, second growth forest, and cloud forest. Elevations range from near sea level to 1600 m.

Identification:

This highly distinctive species has mandibles like Basiceros, unlike any other Octostruma species.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in moss forest, 1 times found in wet ravine, 1 times found in ridgetop montane forest, mixed Cecropia/cloud forest, 2 times found in cloud forest, 2 times found in forest, 1 times found in second growth forest, 1 times found in selva tropical, 1 times found in 1� forest, 1 times found in low sclerophyl forest, 1 times found in lowland rainforest, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 5 times ex sifted leaf litter, 3 times ex sifted litter, 1 times litter, 1 times ex soil & fungus litter.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 4 times berlese, 3 times Davis sifter, 4 times maxiWinkler, 1 times litter sample, 1 times Transecto Tatamá, TAT 201.

Elevations: collected from 20 - 2000 meters, 1211 meters average

Type specimens:

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