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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Neotropical Region: Alajuela, Americas, Belize, Cayo, Central America, Comayagua, Cortés, Costa Caribe Norte, Costa Caribe Sur, Costa Rica, Gracias a Dios, Guatemala, Heredia, Honduras, Jinotega, Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Petén, Puntarenas

Distribution Notes:

Guatemala and Belize to Costa Rica.

Comments:

Longino, 21 Oct 2013: With respect to DNA barcoding, Strumigenys microthrix, stauroma, and cassicuspis all cluster together. Strumigenys stauroma forms one cluster. Strumigenys cassicuspis forms two sister clusters: Atlantic lowlands of Nicaragua and Honduras, versus elsewhere in Honduras. Strumigenys microthrix forms two non-sister clusters: Honduras and Nicaragua.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 12 times found in mature wet forest, 1 times found in tropical moist forest, 3 times found in tropical rainforest, 4 times found in cloud forest, 5 times found in montane wet forest, 4 times found in lowland rainforest, 1 times found in Primary wet forest, 1 times found in Sendero Jaguar, 2 times found in 2º lowland rainforest, 1 times found in CC, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 30 times ex sifted leaf litter, 2 times Hojarasca, 1 times sifted leaf litter, 2 times sifted litter, 1 times Hojarasca., 1 times musgo y hojarasca.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 17 times MiniWinkler, 10 times Winkler, 7 times MaxiWinkler, 1 times Berlese, 1 times FIT, 1 times Mini Winkler, 1 times Pitfall.

Elevations: collected from 50 - 1690 meters, 520 meters average

Type specimens: holotype Pyramica cassicuspis: inbiocri001283708; paratype of Pyramica cassicuspis: casent0900220; paratype Pyramica cassicuspis: inbiocri001237688, inbiocri001283709, inbiocri001283941

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