Species: Rasopone costaricensis   Longino & Branstetter, 2020 

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2021)

Distribution:

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 61 times found in montane wet forest, 19 times found in cloud forest, 6 times found in cloud forest, probably old second growth, matrix of dense bamboo and more open forest, 4 times found in wet forest, 4 times found in cloud forest edge, near dairy farm pasture, some big trees in rocky areas, probably disturbed primary or old second growth, on a steep slope, 2 times found in cloud forest, old second growth, riparian, 1 times found in oak ridge, bamboo forest, 1 times found in cloud forest, old second growth, matrix of forest and open bamboo areas, 1 times found in lowland rainforest, 2 times found in mature wet forest, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 36 times Hojarasca, 25 times ex sifted leaf litter, 2 times sifted leaf litter, 8 times Hojarasca, bosque, 4 times ex sifted litter, 4 times Hojarasca, en bosque paralelo al sendero gradiente fuerte y al lado de paredon, 2 times ex sifted leaf litter on ground, 2 times under stone, 1 times under epiphytes on old treefall, 1 times under epiphytes, 1 times tomada en la naciente cerca del refugio, ...

Collected most commonly using these methods: 58 times Mini Winkler, 13 times miniWinkler, 10 times Berlese, 11 times search, 8 times Winkler, 3 times maxiWinkler, 1 times bait, 1 times baiting.

Elevations: collected from 250 - 2020 meters, 1644 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1984-06-26 and 2020-01-19

Type specimens: Holotype of Rasopone costaricensis Longino & Branstetter 2020: casent0635809; Paratype of Rasopone costaricensis Longino & Branstetter 2020: casent0632484, casent0635758, casent0635807, casent0644841, inbiocri001281355, inbiocri001281356, inbiocri002278996